General Characteristics

County (administration): Ústí nad Labem Region
District (town): Louny
Cadastre: Lipenec
Map 1 : 50 000 (sheet No): 1212, 12121
Geological region: Czech Cretaceous Basin - Velim, Praha, Roudnice and Ohře Cretaceous
Accessibility: - no traffic restriction ( by car)
Excursion locality: yes
ID : 3040

Geology

Short characteristics of the site: The geological nature trail showing mainly exposures of freshwater Cretaceous Cenomanian claystones with abundant fossil flora. Abandoned quarries expose layers of silty marlstones which are weathered out from glaconitic sandstones. Tectonic situation is described and sketched on boards.
Regional geologic unit: Bohemian Massif - superficial deposits and post-Variscian magmatites - Cretaceous - Czech Cretaceous Basin
Stratigraphy: mezozoikum - křída - svrchní křída - cenoman
Subject: geology, paleontology, lithology
Geological phenomenon: lithological boundary, selective erosion, cliff, characteristic rock
Genesis: sedimentary
Rock: claystone, opuka (aranaceous marlstone), sandstone

Territorial conservation

Level of protection: 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 (declared as Geological and Biological Locality)
Conflicts of interests: others human activity

References

Zelenka, P. (1990): Nová naučná stezka na Lounsku. - Geol. Průzk., 32, 3. Praha. Vlačiha, V. et al. (1992): Údolí Hasiny u Lipence.Průvodce přírodovědnou naučnou stezkou.32str. ČSOP Louny.; Bělohoubek, J. et al. (2000): Průvodce naučnou stezkou Údolí Hasiny u Lipence.OkÚ Louny, ZO ČSOP. Louny.

Elaboration and Updating

Elaborated by: Zelenka Přemysl, 24.09.09
Updated by: Zelenka Přemysl 24.09.09

Citation

The database Significant geological localities of the Czech Republic: 3040 [online]. Prague: Czech Geological Survey, 1998 [cit. 2024-05-05]. Available from: http:// lokality.geology.cz/3040.

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