General Characteristics

County (administration): Hradec Králové Region
District (town): Jičín
Cadastre: Vesec u Sobotky
Map 1 : 50 000 (sheet No): 0334, 03341
Geological region: Czech Cretaceous Basin - Labe & Čáslav Cretaceous; Cretaceous of the Dlouhá mez
Accessibility: - passable footpath
ID : 3320

Geology

Short characteristics of the site: Bohemian Cretaceous Basin. Remarkable calcareous sinter cascade in form of plant incrustations and sinter films on Cretaceous sandstones of Teplice Formation. This cascade is as much as 4 - 6 m high
Regional geologic unit: Bohemian Massif - superficial deposits and post-Variscian magmatites - Quaternary - Quaternary of deposition areas of Bohemian Massif
Stratigraphy: kenozoikum - kvartér - holocén
Subject: sedimentology, quaternary geology
Geological phenomenon: waterfall
Genesis: chemogenetic
Rock: travertine

Territorial conservation

Level of protection: Interesting geological localities in Protected landscape area
Protection of a geol. phenomenon: C - Geological phenomenon is the reason for a registration in the database of CGS
Part of LEPA (Large-size especially protected areas): CHKO (Protected landscape area) - Český ráj
Part of the Geopark: Bohemian Paradise
Conflicts of interests: without conflicts

References

Valečka, J., red. (2011): Základní geologická mapa České republiky 1 : 25 000 s Vysvětlivkami 03-341 Kněžmost. - Česká geologická služba. Praha.

Elaboration and Updating

Elaborated by: Havlíček Pavel, 23.06.11

Citation

The database Significant geological localities of the Czech Republic: 3320 [online]. Prague: Czech Geological Survey, 1998 [cit. 2024-04-23]. Available from: http:// lokality.geology.cz/3320.

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