General Characteristics

County (administration): Karlovy Vary Region
District (town): Sokolov
Cadastre: Svatava
Map 1 : 50 000 (sheet No): 1114, 11124,11142
Geological region: Cheb & Sokolov basins and Neovolcanics of the Doupovské hory Mts.
Excursion locality: yes
ID : 2524

Geology

Short characteristics of the site: Outcrops of the Staré Sedlo Formation (Upper Eocene) on the SW slope of Kamenitý Hill near Svatava, in the Tertiary Sokolov Basin. Conglomerates and sandstones contain rich fossil flora. Pseudokarst phenomena include a rock arch and caves. A classic paleontological site, favourable for the study of fluvial depositional systems.
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: geomorphology, hydrogeology, stratigraphy, sedimentology, paleontology

Territorial conservation

Level of protection: Registered interesting geological localities
Part of the Geopark: Egeria
Conflicts of interests: water resources, recreation, tourism

References

Knobloch, E. (1965): Die alttertiäre Flora des Hügels Kamenitý bei Sokolov. - Sborník Nár. muzea, B, 19, 5, 175-218, Praha. Knobloch, E. - Konzalová, M. - Kvaček, Z. (1996): Die obereozäne Flora der Staré Sedlo-Schichtenfolge in Böhmen. - Rozpravy ČGÚ, sv. 49, Praha. Rojík, P. (2004): Tektonosedimentární vývoj sokolovské pánve. - Disertační práce PřF UK v Praze.

Elaboration and Updating

Elaborated by: Rojík Petr, 15.03.06

Citation

The database Significant geological localities of the Czech Republic: 2524 [online]. Prague: Czech Geological Survey, 1998 [cit. 2024-05-04]. Available from: http:// lokality.geology.cz/2524.

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