Vosek

General Characteristics

County (administration): Plzeňský kraj
District (town): Rokycany
Village: Litohlavy, Rokycany, Volduchy, Osek
Cadastre: Volduchy, Litohlavy, Osek u Rokycan, Rokycany
Map sheets: 12-33 Plzeň, 12-334 Rokycany
Accessibility: no traffic restriction ( by car)
ID: 1010


Geology

Short characteristics of the site: Thick regolith cover which contains siliceous concretions up to 50 cm across. They come mostly from the sediments of the Šárka Formation and partly also from the Dobrotivá Formation. They are fossiliferous and contain very diverse fauna.
Regional geologic unit: Bohemian Massif > Bohemicum > Barrandien
Stratigraphy: Paleozoic
Subject: paleontology, stratigraphy
Geological phenomenon: concretion , fossils fauna
Genesis: sedimentary
Rock: quartzite


Territorial protection

Level of protection: National nature monument
Additional information: See the Digital register of the Agency for Nature Conservation and Landscape Protection of the Czech Republic AOPK ČR, code 1162 (Vosek)
Part of national geopark: Barrandien
Conflicts of interests: collection


References
  • Kraft, J. (1983): Chráněná a k ochraně navržená paleontologická naleziště Rokycanska. - Sbor. Západočes. Muz. v Plzni, Příroda, 45, 1-51. Plzeň.

Elaboration and Updating

Elaborated by: Jaroslav Kraft, 24.06.1993
Updated by: Steinová Marika, 12.11.2008, Steinová Marika, 23.11.2009


Citation

The database Important geological localities of the Czech Republic: 1010 [online]. Prague: Czech Geological Survey, 1998 [cit. 2023-06-16]. Available from: https:// lokality.geology.cz/1010.


Location in map:

Assessment

Scientifical assesment: extraordinary
Educational assesment: major
Significance: national
Representativeness: major
Geological importance: paleontological type locality, geo-historical value, geoturistic value
Locality conditions: no problems

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