General Characteristics

County (administration): Pardubice Region
District (town): Chrudim
Cadastre: Heřmanův Městec
Map 1 : 50 000 (sheet No): 1341,1342, 13414,13423
Geological region: Czech Cretaceous Basin - E-Bohemian and W-Moravian Cretaceous; Chrudim Cretaceous; Králíky Furrow; Police Basin
Accessibility: - special entry permit necessary (military area, quarry, private land)
ID : 3600

Geology

Short characteristics of the site: This locality displays complex geological composition. It belongs to the Bohemian Cretaceous Basin, but its underlying base is formed by basalt body. The Cretaceous sediments mostly fill depressions on this basalt surface. They are of the Cenomanian and Lower Turonian ages. The Cretaceous sediments in mentioned depressions (called also "pockets) contain rich fauna which evidences great variability of benthic life on a bottom of the Cretaceous sea. The list of fauna is very long, so we mention only pelecypods, brachiopods, corals, worms, etc. This locality belongs to the National Geopark "Železné hory - the Iron Mountains."
Regional geologic unit: Bohemian Massif - superficial deposits and post-Variscian magmatites - Cretaceous - Czech Cretaceous Basin
Stratigraphy: mezozoikum - křída - svrchní křída - cenoman, mezozoikum - křída - svrchní křída - turon - spodní turon
Subject: sedimentology, paleontology
Geological phenomenon: outcrop, fossils fauna
Genesis: sedimentary
Rock: sandstone, opuka (aranaceous marlstone)

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: private property

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, 30.10.12
Updated by: Kukal Zdeněk 21.09.17, Kukal Zdeněk 26.09.17, Kukal Zdeněk 21.12.17

Citation

The database Significant geological localities of the Czech Republic: 3600 [online]. Prague: Czech Geological Survey, 1998 [cit. 2024-04-29]. Available from: http:// lokality.geology.cz/3600.

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