General Characteristics

County (administration): Central Bohemia Region
District (town): Mladá Boleslav
Cadastre: Debř
Map 1 : 50 000 (sheet No): 0333, 03334
Geological region: Czech Cretaceous Basin - Jizera Cretaceous & Cretaceous of the lower section of Labe River, Ploučnice, Kamenice and the Děčínský Sněžník Mt.
Accessibility: - no traffic restriction ( by car)
Technical object: guarry
ID : 2771

Geology

Short characteristics of the site: The Bohemian Cretaceous Basin. Rocky canyon slope of the Jizera River with abandoned quarry. Oucrops of Middle Turonian calcareous sandstones with layers of sandy limestones, stratigraphically belonging to the Jizera Formation. Abundant Cretaceous fossils. Also interesting vegetation cover.
Regional geologic unit: Bohemian Massif - superficial deposits and post-Variscian magmatites - Cretaceous - Czech Cretaceous Basin
Stratigraphy: mezozoikum - křída - svrchní křída - turon
Subject: geology, botany, lithology, sedimentology, paleontology
Geological phenomenon: cliff, lithological boundary, bed, fossils fauna, characteristic rock
Genesis: sedimentary
Rock: sandstone, limestone

Territorial conservation

Level of protection: National nature monument
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

Ložek V., Kubíková J., Špryňar P. a kol. (2005): Střední Čechy. In: Mackovčin P. a Sedláček M.(eds.): Chráněná území ČR, svazek XIII. Agentura ochrany přírody a krajiny ČR a EkoCentrum Brno, str. 338 - 340, Praha.

Elaboration and Updating

Elaborated by: Gürtlerová Pavla, 05.11.08
Updated by: Valečka Jaroslav 11.11.08

Citation

The database Significant geological localities of the Czech Republic: 2771 [online]. Prague: Czech Geological Survey, 1998 [cit. 2024-05-05]. Available from: http:// lokality.geology.cz/2771.

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