General Characteristics

County (administration): Ústí nad Labem Region
District (town): Děčín
Cadastre: Brtníky
Map 1 : 50 000 (sheet No): 0222, 02223
Geological region: Czech Cretaceous Basin - Jizera Cretaceous & Cretaceous of the lower section of Labe River, Ploučnice, Kamenice and the Děčínský Sněžník Mt.
ID : 1874

Geology

Short characteristics of the site: Outcrops of silicified sandstones of the Jizera Formation, Bohemian Cretaceous Basin. A conglomerate bed max. 0.5 m thick contains large angular clasts of ferruginous sandstone and ironstone.
Regional geologic unit: Bohemian Massif - superficial deposits and post-Variscian magmatites - Cretaceous - Czech Cretaceous Basin
Stratigraphy: mezozoikum - křída - svrchní křída - turon
Subject: stratigraphy, sedimentology, petrology
Geological phenomenon: characteristic rock
Genesis: sedimentary
Rock: sandstone

Territorial conservation

Level of protection: Interesting geological localities in Protected landscape area
Protection of a geol. phenomenon: C - Geological phenomenon is the reason for a registration in the database of CGS
Part of LEPA (Large-size especially protected areas): CHKO (Protected landscape area) - Labské pískovce
Conflicts of interests: without conflicts

References

Opletal M. a kolektiv autorů, 2001: Vysvětlivky k základní geologické mapě ČR v měřítku 1 : 25 000 list 0223 Mikulášovice a 02214 Dolní Poustevna.- Český geologický ústav Praha.

Elaboration and Updating

Elaborated by: Opletal Mojmír, Fediuk Ferry,Nývlt D., 31.12.01
Updated by: Plíšek Antonín 18.01.05

Citation

The database Significant geological localities of the Czech Republic: 1874 [online]. Prague: Czech Geological Survey, 1998 [cit. 2024-04-19]. Available from: http:// lokality.geology.cz/1874.

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