General Characteristics

County (administration): Liberec Region
District (town): Česká Lípa
Cadastre: Stvolínky
Map 1 : 50 000 (sheet No): 0242, 02421
Geological region: Czech Cretaceous Basin - Jizera Cretaceous & Cretaceous of the lower section of Labe River, Ploučnice, Kamenice and the Děčínský Sněžník Mt.
Accessibility: - no traffic restriction ( by car)
Excursion locality: yes
ID : 1352

Geology

Short characteristics of the site: Stream canyon with a small waterfall. A valley is incised into the Creetaceous quartzose sandstones of the Teplice Formation. Well developed cross bedding. Sedimentologically interesting locality.
Regional geologic unit: Bohemian Massif - superficial deposits and post-Variscian magmatites - Cretaceous - Czech Cretaceous Basin
Stratigraphy: mezozoikum - křída - svrchní křída - turon
Subject: geomorphology, sedimentology, stratigraphy
Geological phenomenon: canyon, waterfall, gorge, cliff
Genesis: sedimentary, aquatic (water activity)
Rock: sandstone

Territorial conservation

Level of protection: Nature monument
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 (declared as Geological Locality)
Conflicts of interests: without conflicts

References

Cajz, V. (edit.), 1996: České středohoří. Geologická a přírodovědná mapa 1:100000. - Str. 40, ČGÚ, Praha. Mackovčin P., Sedláček M. a Kuncová J. (2002): Chráněná území ČR - Liberecko, Svazek III. Agentura ochrany přírody a krajiny ČR a EkoCentrum Brno, Praha, 331 s.

Elaboration and Updating

Elaborated by: Dašková Jiřina, 09.07.02
Updated by: Lorencová Markéta 26.06.07, Valečka Jaroslav 27.08.09

Citation

The database Significant geological localities of the Czech Republic: 1352 [online]. Prague: Czech Geological Survey, 1998 [cit. 2024-04-20]. Available from: http:// lokality.geology.cz/1352.

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