General Characteristics

County (administration): Ústí nad Labem Region
District (town): Ústí nad Labem
Cadastre: Tašov
Map 1 : 50 000 (sheet No): 0241, 02413
Geological region: Neovolcanics of the České středohoří Mts.
ID : 1326

Geology

Short characteristics of the site: Old paleontological locality (Jesuitengraben). Volcaniclastic sediments contain interlayers of diatomites which yielded abundant fossil flora. Also mineralogical finds of phillipsite, natrolite, thompsonite and calcite in surrounding basalt.
Regional geologic unit: Bohemian Massif - superficial deposits and post-Variscian magmatites - Tertiary - Basins under Krušné hory Mts.and adjoining volcanic uplands
Stratigraphy: kenozoikum - terciér (paleogén - neogén)
Subject: paleontology, mineralogy

Territorial conservation

Level of protection: Interesting geological localities in Protected landscape area
Part of LEPA (Large-size especially protected areas): CHKO (Protected landscape area) - České středohoří
Conflicts of interests: without conflicts

References

Cajz, V. (edit.), 1996: České středohoří. Geologická a přírodovědná mapa 1:100000. - Str. 54, ČGÚ, Praha.

Elaboration and Updating

Elaborated by: Dašková Jiřina, 16.05.02

Citation

The database Significant geological localities of the Czech Republic: 1326 [online]. Prague: Czech Geological Survey, 1998 [cit. 2023-06-04]. Available from: http:// lokality.geology.cz/1326.

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