General Characteristics

County (administration): Hradec Králové Region
District (town): Trutnov
Cadastre: Chvaleč
Map 1 : 50 000 (sheet No): 0431, 04313
Geological region: Permo-Carboniferous of the Krkonoše-piedmont and Lower Silesian basins
Accessibility: - no traffic restriction ( by car)
Excursion locality: yes
ID : 307

Geology

Short characteristics of the site: Isolated rock exposing one of the horizons of the Žaltman Arkose (Jívka Beds, Barruelian - Stephanian B). Sedimentologically interesting arkoses, also stratigraphically important locality.
Regional geologic unit: Bohemian Massif - superficial deposits and post-Variscian magmatites - Upper Carboniferous and Permian - Lugic Late Palaeozoicum (including Triassic deposits)
Stratigraphy: paleozoikum - karbon
Subject: geomorphology, sedimentology, stratigraphy
Geological phenomenon: rock, bed, bedding, characteristic rock
Genesis: sedimentary
Rock: arkose, conglomerate

Territorial conservation

Level of protection: Registered geological localities suggested for protection
Protection of a geol. phenomenon: B - Geological phenomenon is the reason for a recommendation to the protection
Part of the Geopark: Broumovsko
Conflicts of interests: forestry

References

Tásler R. et al.(1979): Geologie české části vnitrosudetské pánve.-Ústř.úst.geol.Praha.; List poříčí 620-1000 (Křovákova projekce) s dokumentací.-MS Geofond Praha.

Elaboration and Updating

Elaborated by: Tásler Radko, 31.12.94
Updated by: Prouza Vladimír 21.05.03, Prouza Vladimír 29.09.09

Citation

The database Significant geological localities of the Czech Republic: 307 [online]. Prague: Czech Geological Survey, 1998 [cit. 2024-04-25]. Available from: http:// lokality.geology.cz/307.

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