General Characteristics

County (administration): Pardubice Region
District (town): Chrudim
Cadastre: Nové Hrady u Skutče
Map 1 : 50 000 (sheet No): 1433, 14331
Geological region: Czech Cretaceous Basin - Labe & Čáslav Cretaceous; Cretaceous of the Dlouhá mez
Accessibility: - no traffic restriction ( by car)
Excursion locality: yes
ID : 3629

Geology

Short characteristics of the site: This locality is of hydrogeological interest. The section of Cretaceous sediments consists of the Cenomanian sandstones, Lower Turonian sandy marlstones and fine grained sandstones and Middle Turonian silty marlstones. There are favourable conditions for the infiltration and migration of groundwatwer. Natural draining off groundwater is typical for this area. The 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 - turon - spodní turon
Subject: hydrogeology
Geological phenomenon: spring, river source
Genesis: sedimentary, anthropogenic (anthropogenic activity)
Rock: sandstone

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, 05.11.12
Updated by: Kukal Zdeněk 21.09.17, Kukal Zdeněk 26.09.17

Citation

The database Significant geological localities of the Czech Republic: 3629 [online]. Prague: Czech Geological Survey, 1998 [cit. 2024-05-09]. Available from: http:// lokality.geology.cz/3629.

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