General Characteristics

County (administration): Central Bohemia Region
District (town): Praha-západ
Cadastre: Hradišťko pod Medníkem
Map 1 : 50 000 (sheet No): 1244, 12441
Geological region: Barrandien Palaeozoic; Blanice Furrow
Accessibility: - no traffic restriction ( by car)
ID : 2784

Geology

Short characteristics of the site: The slopes of Vltava canyon are from ignaeous rocks, predominantly metabasalt and acid effusive rocks (Jílové belt, proterozoic).
Regional geologic unit: Bohemian Massif - crystalline complex and pre-Variscian Palaeozoic - Bohemicum (Central Bohemian region) - Barrandien
Stratigraphy: proterozoikum
Subject: geomorphology, petrology, geology, stratigraphy
Geological phenomenon: rock, block field, canyon
Genesis: magmatic, metamorphic (general metamorphism)
Rock: slate, schist, metabasalt, rhyolite, dacite

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 )
Part of the Geopark: Barrandien
Conflicts of interests: recreation

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.467 Praha.

Elaboration and Updating

Elaborated by: Jirková Pavlína, 02.04.09
Updated by: Steinová Marika 24.09.09

Citation

The database Significant geological localities of the Czech Republic: 2784 [online]. Prague: Czech Geological Survey, 1998 [cit. 2024-04-27]. Available from: http:// lokality.geology.cz/2784.

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