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General Characteristics

County (administration): Moravia-Silesian Region
District (town): Bruntál
Cadastre: Horní Údolí
Map 1 : 50 000 (sheet No): 1424, 14242
Geological region: Silesicum and Žulová massif
Excursion locality: yes
ID : 835

Geology

Short characteristics of the site: Talus formed of quartzite boulders. Stratigraphically important locality of the fossiliferous Lower Devonian in the Hrubý Jeseník Mts. Typical shallow water accumulation of remains of brachiopods and bivalves. Also common ichnofossils of Arenicolites type.
Regional geologic unit: Bohemian Massif - crystalline complex and pre-Variscian Palaeozoic - Moravosilesian region - Silezicum
Stratigraphy: paleozoikum - devon
Subject: paleontology, petrology, stratigraphy

Territorial conservation

Level of protection: Interesting geological localities in Protected landscape area
Part of LEPA (Large-size especially protected areas): CHKO (Protected landscape area) - Jeseníky
Conflicts of interests: without conflicts

References

Chlupáč, I. (1975): Nové nálezy fauny v metamorfovaném devonu Hrubého Jeseníku a jejich význam. - Čas. Mineral. Geol., 20, 259-271. Praha. Chlupáč, I. (1989): Fossil communities in the metamorphic Lower Devonian of the Hrubý Jeseník Mts., Czechoslovakia. - N. Jb. Geol. Palaont., Abh., 177, 3, 367-392. Špinar, Z. - Mrázek, A. (1950): Předběžná zpráva o paleontologickém výzkumu vrbenských křemenců. - Věst. Stát. Geol. úst., 25, 211-214. Praha. Wilschowitz, J. (1931): Erste Bericht über eine neue Fundstatte unterdevonischen Fossilien im Ost-Ulrich (Altvatergebirge). - Mitt. naturw. Ver. Troppau, 23, 1-16. Troppau. Wilschowitz, J. (1932): Die Unterdevonfauna vom Alten Berg und Hofehau im Ost-Urlich (Altvatergebirge). - Mitt. naturw. Ver. Troppau, 24/25, 7-44. Troppau. Fediuková, E., Aichler, J. a kol. (2004): Vysvětlivky k základní geologické mapě České republiky 1 : 25 000 14-242 Bělá pod Pradědem

Elaboration and Updating

Elaborated by: Chlupáč Ivo, 29.06.93
Updated by: Aichler Jaroslav 28.11.06

Citation

The database Significant geological localities of the Czech Republic: 835 [online]. Prague: Czech Geological Survey, 1998 [cit. 2024-04-20]. Available from: http:// lokality.geology.cz/835.

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