Ejpovické útesy
General Characteristics
County (administration):
Plzeňský kraj
District (town):
Rokycany, Plzeň-město
Village:
Ejpovice, Dýšina
Cadastre:
Dýšina, Ejpovice
Map sheets:
12-33 Plzeň, 12-334 Rokycany
Accessibility:
passable footpath
Technical object:
quarry
ID:
1001
Geology
Short characteristics of the site:
Steep wall of the former open pit mine. Body of the Proterozoic lydite formed cliff on the shore of the Early Ordovician sea. Marine abrasion is documented by sedimentary structures and typical fauna.
Regional geologic unit:
Bohemian Massif > Bohemicum > Barrandien
Stratigraphy:
Paleozoic
Subject:
paleontology, stratigraphy, sedimentology, petrology
Geological phenomenon:
fossils fauna
Genesis:
sedimentary
Rock:
silicite
Territorial protection
Level of protection:
Nature monument
Additional information:
See the Digital register of the Agency for Nature Conservation and Landscape Protection of the Czech Republic AOPK ČR, code 1660 (Ejpovické útesy)
Part of national geopark:
Barrandien
Conflicts of interests:
without conflicts
References
- Kraft, J. (1983): Chráněná a k ochraně navržená paleontologická naleziště Rokycanska. - Sbor. Západočes. Muz. v Plzni, Příroda, 45, 1-51. Plzeň.
- Mergl, M. (1983): Rocky - bootom fauna of Ordovician age in Bohemia (Arenigian, Prague Basin, Barrandian area). - Věst. Ústř. Úst. geol., 58, 333-339. Praha.
Elaboration and Updating
Elaborated by:
Jaroslav Kraft, 21.07.1993
Updated by:
Steinová Marika, 23.09.2009, Vajskebrová Markéta, 22.05.2019
Citation
The database Important geological localities of the Czech Republic: 1001 [online]. Prague: Czech Geological Survey, 1998 [cit. 2023-06-16]. Available from: https:// lokality.geology.cz/1001.
Location in map:
Assessment
Scientifical assesment:
great
Educational assesment:
major
Significance:
supraregional
Representativeness:
major
Geological importance:
paleontological type locality, geo-regional value (mapping), geoturistic value
Excursion locality:
yes
Locality conditions:
no problems
You can send information about a change in the status of the site to lokality@geology.cz
