General Characteristics

County (administration): Central Bohemia Region
District (town): Rakovník
Cadastre: Kozojedy
Map 1 : 50 000 (sheet No): 1223, 12123,12124
Geological region: Czech Cretaceous Basin - Velim, Praha, Roudnice and Ohře Cretaceous
Accessibility: - entry permit for car necessary
ID : 2898

Geology

Short characteristics of the site: Rocky cliff and adjacent slope with outcrops. Interesting geomorphological feature along the edge of the Džbán plain. Cretaceous sandy marlstones (so called opuka) are exposed. They form blocky talus at a cliff foot. Interestng vegetation cover. National nature reserve.
Regional geologic unit: Bohemian Massif - superficial deposits and post-Variscian magmatites - Cretaceous - Czech Cretaceous Basin
Stratigraphy: mezozoikum - křída - svrchní křída - turon
Subject: geomorphology, geology, botany, sedimentology
Geological phenomenon: cliff, lithological boundary, landslide, scree field, outcrop, characteristic rock
Genesis: sedimentary, gravitational
Rock: marlstone, sandstone, opuka (aranaceous marlstone)

Territorial conservation

Level of protection: National 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 (declared as Geological and Biological Locality)
Conflicts of interests: without conflicts

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. 558-559, Praha; Valečka J. (1983): Základní geologická mapa a vysvětlivky kmapě ČSSR 1:25 000, list 12-234 Hostivice. –Ústřední ústav geologický. Praha.

Elaboration and Updating

Elaborated by: Gürtlerová Pavla, 29.10.08
Updated by: Zelenka Přemysl 23.09.09, Vajskebrová Markéta 10.11.20

Citation

The database Significant geological localities of the Czech Republic: 2898 [online]. Prague: Czech Geological Survey, 1998 [cit. 2024-04-20]. Available from: http:// lokality.geology.cz/2898.

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