General Characteristics

County (administration): Central Bohemia Region
District (town): Rakovník
Cadastre: Sýkořice
Map 1 : 50 000 (sheet No): 1232, 12322
Geological region: Barrandian Proterozoic; Tisá and Čistá-Jesenice massifs
Accessibility: - access without footpath
ID : 2793

Geology

Short characteristics of the site: Barrandian Neoproterozoic. Steep slope of erosional valley of Berounka River. Bedrocks consist of schists and greywackes of Barrandian Neoproterozoic. Protected thermophytic vegetation.
Regional geologic unit: Bohemian Massif - crystalline complex and pre-Variscian Palaeozoic - Bohemicum (Central Bohemian region) - Barrandien
Stratigraphy: proterozoikum - neoproterozoikum (1000 - 542 Ma)
Subject: botany, geology, geomorphology
Geological phenomenon: cliff
Genesis: metamorphic (general metamorphism)
Rock: slate, schist, greywacke

Territorial conservation

Level of protection: Nature reserve in Protected landscape area
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 LEPA (Large-size especially protected areas): CHKO (Protected landscape area) - Křivoklátsko
Part of the Geopark: Barrandien
Conflicts of interests: without conflicts

References

Ložek V., Kubíková J., Spryňar 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, Praha str.767

Elaboration and Updating

Elaborated by: Gürtlerová Pavla, 15.05.08
Updated by: Kukal Zdeněk 01.10.12

Citation

The database Significant geological localities of the Czech Republic: 2793 [online]. Prague: Czech Geological Survey, 1998 [cit. 2024-04-19]. Available from: http:// lokality.geology.cz/2793.

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