General Characteristics

County (administration): Liberec Region
District (town): Semily
Cadastre: Bukovina u Turnova
Map 1 : 50 000 (sheet No): 0332, 03324
Geological region: Czech Cretaceous Basin - Jizera Cretaceous & Cretaceous of the lower section of Labe River, Ploučnice, Kamenice and the Děčínský Sněžník Mt.
Accessibility: - no traffic restriction ( by car)
Excursion locality: yes
ID : 3195

Geology

Short characteristics of the site: A wall built up by calcareous sandstone of the Jizera Formation, late Turonian age. The sandstone contains a very important fauna.
Regional geologic unit: Bohemian Massif - superficial deposits and post-Variscian magmatites - Cretaceous - Czech Cretaceous Basin
Stratigraphy: mezozoikum - křída - svrchní křída
Subject: lithology, paleontology, sedimentology
Geological phenomenon: horizontal section, selective erosion
Genesis: sedimentary
Rock: sandstone

Territorial conservation

Level of protection: Registred geological localities suggested to protection in Protected landscape area
Protection of a geol. phenomenon: B - Geological phenomenon is the reason for a recommendation to the protection
Part of LEPA (Large-size especially protected areas): CHKO (Protected landscape area) - Český ráj
Part of the Geopark: Bohemian Paradise
Conflicts of interests: ground instability

References

Raprrich, V., red. (2011): Základní geologická mapa České republiky 1 : 25 000 s Vysvětlivkami 03-324 Turnov. - Česká geologická služba. Praha.

Elaboration and Updating

Elaborated by: Rejchrt Miroslav, 13.07.10
Updated by: Gürtlerová Pavla 08.01.12

Citation

The database Significant geological localities of the Czech Republic: 3195 [online]. Prague: Czech Geological Survey, 1998 [cit. 2024-05-05]. Available from: http:// lokality.geology.cz/3195.

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