General Characteristics

County (administration): Central Bohemia Region
District (town): Rakovník
Cadastre: Pustověty
Map 1 : 50 000 (sheet No): 1214, 12143
Geological region: Barrandian Proterozoic; Tisá and Čistá-Jesenice massifs
Accessibility: - entry permit for car necessary
Technical object: guarry
Excursion locality: yes
ID : 2725

Geology

Short characteristics of the site: The abandoned quarry near Pustověty settlement. This locality geologically belongs to the Barrandium Proterozoic. In the lower quarry levels greywacke prevails, on the other hand rhythmic alternation of prevailing schists and greywackes takes place. All the rocks are only slightly metamorphosed. In the schists some quartz veins occur,the greywackes are penetrated with thin vein network.
Regional geologic unit: Bohemian Massif - crystalline complex and pre-Variscian Palaeozoic - Bohemicum (Central Bohemian region) - Barrandien
Stratigraphy: proterozoikum
Subject: economic geology, geology
Geological phenomenon: characteristic rock
Genesis: sedimentary
Rock: greywacke, slate, schist

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) - Křivoklátsko
Part of the Geopark: Barrandien
Conflicts of interests: vegetation

References

Stárková M. et al.(2004): Vysvětlivky k základní geologické mapě ČR 1:25 000, list 12-143 Rakovník, - MS, ČGS

Elaboration and Updating

Elaborated by: Vorel Tomáš, 26.01.07
Updated by: Kukal Zdeněk 12.09.17

Citation

The database Significant geological localities of the Czech Republic: 2725 [online]. Prague: Czech Geological Survey, 1998 [cit. 2024-05-07]. Available from: http:// lokality.geology.cz/2725.

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