General Characteristics

County (administration): Karlovy Vary Region
District (town): Karlovy Vary
Cadastre: Valeč v Čechách
Map 1 : 50 000 (sheet No): 1124, 11242
Geological region: Cheb & Sokolov basins and Neovolcanics of the Doupovské hory Mts.
Accessibility: - access without footpath
ID : 3508

Geology

Short characteristics of the site: Famous localities in the Valeč area, Doupov Mts. Calcareous sediments and volcanosedimentary material contain abundant Lower oligocene fauna and flora, studied recently by profesor O. Fejfar. Fossil findings contributed with knowledge on paleoecology, stratigraphy and volcanic history of the area.
Regional geologic unit: Bohemian Massif - superficial deposits and post-Variscian magmatites - Tertiary - Basins under Krušné hory Mts.and adjoining volcanic uplands, Bohemian Massif - superficial deposits and post-Variscian magmatites - Tertiary - Basins under Krušné hory Mts.and adjoining volcanic uplands
Stratigraphy: kenozoikum - paleogén - oligocén
Subject: paleontology
Geological phenomenon: fossils fauna, fossils-flora
Genesis: sedimentary
Rock: tuffite

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: agriculture

References

Fejfar O., Storch G.,1994: Das Nagetier von Valeč - Waltsch in Böhmen - ein historischer fosdsiler Säugetierfund (Rodenia: Myoxidae). - Müncher Geoweiss, Abh., 26, 5-34.

Elaboration and Updating

Elaborated by: Hradecký Petr, 15.08.11

Citation

The database Significant geological localities of the Czech Republic: 3508 [online]. Prague: Czech Geological Survey, 1998 [cit. 2024-04-25]. Available from: http:// lokality.geology.cz/3508.

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