General Characteristics

County (administration): Capital City of Prague
District (town): Praha
Cadastre: Vinoř
Map 1 : 50 000 (sheet No): 1224, 12242
Geological region: Prague agglomeration
Accessibility: - no traffic restriction ( by car)
ID : 212

Geology

Short characteristics of the site: Natural gorge with numerous outcrops of quartzose sandstones of the Korycany Formation. Sandstones exhibit blocky jointing (Quadersandstones). They are mostly medium-grained and display common current bedding. Sedimentologically significant locality.
Regional geologic unit: Bohemian Massif - superficial deposits and post-Variscian magmatites - Cretaceous - Czech Cretaceous Basin
Stratigraphy: mezozoikum - křída - svrchní křída - cenoman
Subject: geology, geomorphology, stratigraphy, sedimentology
Geological phenomenon: outcrop, honeycombs, castellated rocks
Genesis: sedimentary
Rock: sandstone

Territorial conservation

Level of protection: Nature reserve
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 )
Conflicts of interests: waste disposal

References

Kubíková J., Ložek V., Špryňar P. a kol. (2005): Praha. Chráněná území ČR, svazek XII.

Elaboration and Updating

Elaborated by: Zelenka Přemysl, 10.01.93
Updated by: Steinová Marika 18.09.09

Citation

The database Significant geological localities of the Czech Republic: 212 [online]. Prague: Czech Geological Survey, 1998 [cit. 2024-05-07]. Available from: http:// lokality.geology.cz/212.

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