General Characteristics

County (administration): Liberec Region
District (town): Semily
Cadastre: Poniklá
Map 1 : 50 000 (sheet No): 0341, 03411
Geological region: Lužice Pluton and Krkonoše-Jizera Massif; Krkonoše-Jizera crystalline complex
Technical object: guarry
Excursion locality: yes
ID : 562

Geology

Short characteristics of the site: Abandoned quarry exposing a sequence of carbonates in the Krkonoše-Jizera Crystalline. Limestones are often dolomitised, in southern parts also nodular. Nearby occurrences of graphitic phyllites and silicites. Reference stratigraphical locality, also karst features.
Regional geologic unit: Bohemian Massif - crystalline complex and pre-Variscian Palaeozoic - Lugicum - Krkonoše-Jizerské hory Mts.crystalline complex
Stratigraphy: paleozoikum
Subject: petrology, sedimentology, paleontology
Geological phenomenon: karst
Genesis: aquatic (water activity), sedimentary, metamorphic (general metamorphism)
Rock: dolomite, limestone

Territorial conservation

Level of protection: Interesting geological localities in National park
Protection of a geol. phenomenon: C - Geological phenomenon is the reason for a registration in the database of CGS
Conflicts of interests: estates

References

Chaloupský et al./1989/ Svoboda /1955/; Kachlík V. et.al. (2013): Vysvětlivky k základni geologické mapě ČR 1 : 25 000 list 03-411 Rokytnice nad Jizerou. MS archiv ČGS.

Elaboration and Updating

Elaborated by: Chlupáč Ivo, 22.04.93
Updated by: Kachlík Václav 11.11.12

Citation

The database Significant geological localities of the Czech Republic: 562 [online]. Prague: Czech Geological Survey, 1998 [cit. 2024-04-26]. Available from: http:// lokality.geology.cz/562.

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