General Characteristics

County (administration): Pardubice Region
District (town): Chrudim
Cadastre: Vápenný Podol
Map 1 : 50 000 (sheet No): 1341, 13414
Geological region: Oheb, Svratka and Polička crystalline complex; Železné hory Mts. Proterozoic; Hlinsko Zone; Železné hory Mts. Pluton; Chrudim Palaeozoic
Accessibility: - no traffic restriction ( by car)
Excursion locality: yes
ID : 3595

Geology

Short characteristics of the site: The locality occurs in the area of former intensive limestone quarrying. A large limestone wall reminds former pit quarry where sweveral types of limestones were exploited. Some of them were whitish, some other multicolour. All of them are crystalline. Nearby we find an entrance to the National Geopark with exhibition reminding a history of quarrying and limestone utilization,as well as the Palaeozoic geological history of the National Geopark. Also the old lime kiln from the first half of the 20th century can be found there. The limestones are of the Devonian age. The locality belongs to the National Geopark "Železné hory - the Iron Mts".
Regional geologic unit: Bohemian Massif - crystalline complex and pre-Variscian Palaeozoic - Bohemicum (Central Bohemian region) - Chrudim Early Palaeozoic
Stratigraphy: paleozoikum - devon
Subject: sedimentology, lithology, building and decorative stone
Geological phenomenon: outcrop
Genesis: sedimentary
Rock: limestone

Territorial conservation

Level of protection: Registered interesting geological localities
Protection of a geol. phenomenon: C - Geological phenomenon is the reason for a registration in the database of CGS
Part of the Geopark: Železné hory
Conflicts of interests: without conflicts

References

DOUCEK, Jan (2012): Národní Geopark Železné hory - mapování. Závěrečná zpráva, MS Vodní zdroje Chrudim, spol. s r. o.

Elaboration and Updating

Elaborated by: Králová Anna, 29.10.12
Updated by: Kukal Zdeněk 12.09.17

Citation

The database Significant geological localities of the Czech Republic: 3595 [online]. Prague: Czech Geological Survey, 1998 [cit. 2024-05-04]. Available from: http:// lokality.geology.cz/3595.

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