General Characteristics

County (administration): Hradec Králové Region
District (town): Rychnov nad Kněžnou
Cadastre: Slatina nad Zdobnicí
Map 1 : 50 000 (sheet No): 1414, 14143
Geological region: Czech Cretaceous Basin - E-Bohemian and W-Moravian Cretaceous; Chrudim Cretaceous; Králíky Furrow; Police Basin
Accessibility: - access without footpath
ID : 3328

Geology

Short characteristics of the site: Bohemian Cretaceous Basin, Quaternary. Spring field on a steep slope. Springs are bound to lithological boundary between unerlying granite and overlying Cretaceous sediments. Mounds of calcareous tuffa occur along some springs. Tuffa was occassionally exploited, possibly for soil liming.
Regional geologic unit: Bohemian Massif - superficial deposits and post-Variscian magmatites - Cretaceous - Czech Cretaceous Basin, Bohemian Massif - superficial deposits and post-Variscian magmatites - Quaternary
Stratigraphy: kenozoikum - kvartér, mezozoikum - křída - svrchní křída
Subject: quaternary geology
Geological phenomenon: characteristic rock
Genesis: chemogenetic
Rock: travertine

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
Conflicts of interests: without conflicts

References

REŽNÝ K. (1974): Rybenská antiklinála. Orlické hory a Podorlicko, 6, 15-20.

Elaboration and Updating

Elaborated by: Gürtlerová Pavla, 02.08.11
Updated by: Pokorný Richard 05.09.11, Kukal Zdeněk 23.10.12, Kukal Zdeněk 23.10.12

Citation

The database Significant geological localities of the Czech Republic: 3328 [online]. Prague: Czech Geological Survey, 1998 [cit. 2024-04-20]. Available from: http:// lokality.geology.cz/3328.

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