General Characteristics

County (administration): Ústí nad Labem Region
District (town): Most
Cadastre: Lužice u Mostu
Map 1 : 50 000 (sheet No): 0234, 02341
Geological region: Neovolcanics of the České středohoří Mts.
Accessibility: - passable footpath
ID : 1340

Geology

Short characteristics of the site: Natural outcrop on a steep hill. An important paleontological locality of Cretaceous foraminifers. Also occurrence of ironstones (ferricrete). A botanical locality, protected growths of hairy oak (Quercus pubescens).
Regional geologic unit: Bohemian Massif - superficial deposits and post-Variscian magmatites - Cretaceous - Czech Cretaceous Basin, Bohemian Massif - superficial deposits and post-Variscian magmatites - Tertiary - Basins under Krušné hory Mts.and adjoining volcanic uplands
Stratigraphy: kenozoikum - terciér (paleogén - neogén), mezozoikum - křída - svrchní křída
Subject: botany, paleontology
Geological phenomenon: landslide
Genesis: sedimentary
Rock: marlstone

Territorial conservation

Level of protection: Nature monument in Protected landscape area
Additional information: See the Digital register of the Agency for Nature Conservation and Landscape Protection of the Czech Republic AOPK ČR
Protection of a geol. phenomenon: A - Protected Area (geology is important aspect of Biological declared Locality )
Part of LEPA (Large-size especially protected areas): CHKO (Protected landscape area) - České středohoří
Conflicts of interests: ground instability, vegetation

References

Cajz, V. (edit.), 1996: České středohoří. Geologická a přírodovědná mapa 1:100000. - Str. 29, ČGÚ, Praha.

Elaboration and Updating

Elaborated by: Dašková Jiřina, 18.06.02
Updated by: Rapprich Vladislav 21.09.09

Citation

The database Significant geological localities of the Czech Republic: 1340 [online]. Prague: Czech Geological Survey, 1998 [cit. 2024-04-16]. Available from: http:// lokality.geology.cz/1340.

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