General Characteristics

County (administration): Liberec Region
District (town): Semily
Cadastre: Želejov
Map 1 : 50 000 (sheet No): 0334, 03342
Geological region: Czech Cretaceous Basin - Labe & Čáslav Cretaceous; Cretaceous of the Dlouhá mez
Accessibility: - access without footpath
Excursion locality: yes
ID : 3442

Geology

Short characteristics of the site: Bohemian Cretaceous Basin. Small area of castellated sandstone rocks with small rock arch. Erosional valley with some sandstone pillars formed in sandstone bodies with flat oblique bedding. Reddish-yellowish banded sandstones might remind us of the Utah´s Monument Valley. Rock arch is in an early stage of development.
Regional geologic unit: Bohemian Massif - superficial deposits and post-Variscian magmatites - Cretaceous - Czech Cretaceous Basin
Stratigraphy: mezozoikum - křída - svrchní křída - coniak
Subject: geomorphology, sedimentology
Geological phenomenon: castellated rocks, natural window, rock arch, bedding
Genesis: aquatic (water activity), sedimentary, weathering
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: without conflicts

References

Čech, S., et.al. (2011): Základní geologická mapa České republiky 1 : 25 000 s Vysvětlivkami 03-342 Rovensko pod Troskami. - Česká geologická služba. Praha..

Elaboration and Updating

Elaborated by: Čech Stanislav, 15.02.12
Updated by: Kukal Zdeněk 26.11.12

Citation

The database Significant geological localities of the Czech Republic: 3442 [online]. Prague: Czech Geological Survey, 1998 [cit. 2024-05-07]. Available from: http:// lokality.geology.cz/3442.

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