General Characteristics

County (administration): Hradec Králové Region
District (town): Trutnov
Cadastre: Trutnov
Map 1 : 50 000 (sheet No): 0344, 03442
Geological region: Permo-Carboniferous of the Krkonoše-piedmont and Lower Silesian basins
Accessibility: - entry permit for car necessary
Technical object: guarry
Excursion locality: yes
ID : 253

Geology

Short characteristics of the site: Abandoned quarry exposing the uppermost parts of the Trutnov Formation. It is formed of medium- and coarse-grained multicoloured sandstones exhibiting channel current bedding. Also typical ancient floodplain sediments. Some sandstones have carbonate cement and weathered out selectively. Stratigraphically important locality. This locality is recommended for protection.
Regional geologic unit: Bohemian Massif - superficial deposits and post-Variscian magmatites - Upper Carboniferous and Permian - Lugic Late Palaeozoicum (including Triassic deposits)
Stratigraphy: paleozoikum - perm
Subject: stratigraphy, sedimentology, petrology
Geological phenomenon: ripple marks, concretion , cliff, bedding, characteristic rock
Genesis: sedimentary
Rock: sandstone

Territorial conservation

Level of protection: Registered geological localities suggested for protection
Protection of a geol. phenomenon: B - Geological phenomenon is the reason for a recommendation to the protection
Conflicts of interests: vegetation

References

Prouza V.(1961): Zpráva o geol.mapování ve v.části podkrkonošského permokarbonu v. od Trutnova.-Zpr.geol.Výzk.v r.1958,68-69.Praha. Prouza V.(1961): Zpráva o geol.mapování v okolí Trutnova.-Zpr.geol.Výzk. v r. 1960,100-102.Praha.

Elaboration and Updating

Elaborated by: Prouza Vladimír, Stárková Marcela, 16.07.99
Updated by: Prouza Vladimír 15.05.03, Prouza Vladimír 23.09.09, Kukal Zdeněk 20.12.17

Citation

The database Significant geological localities of the Czech Republic: 253 [online]. Prague: Czech Geological Survey, 1998 [cit. 2024-05-03]. Available from: http:// lokality.geology.cz/253.

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