Štěpánský rybník
General Characteristics
County (administration):
Plzeňský kraj
District (town):
Rokycany
Village:
Mýto
Cadastre:
Mýto v Čechách
Map sheets:
12-34 Hořovice, 12-341 Zbiroh
Accessibility:
passable footpath
ID:
1016
Geology
Short characteristics of the site:
Natural outcrop on the slope. Uppermost parts of the Klabava Formation are exposed with typical fauna. Also some interlayers of volcaniclastic sediments occur and a diabase sill.
Regional geologic unit:
Bohemian Massif > Bohemicum > Barrandien
Stratigraphy:
Paleozoic
Subject:
paleontology, stratigraphy, sedimentology
Geological phenomenon:
fossils fauna, outcrop, dyke
Genesis:
sedimentary, volcanic
Rock:
clayey shale, tuff, basalt
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 1160 (Štěpánský rybník)
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.
Elaboration and Updating
Elaborated by:
Jaroslav Kraft, 24.06.1993
Updated by:
Steinová Marika, 23.09.2009
Citation
The database Important geological localities of the Czech Republic: 1016 [online]. Prague: Czech Geological Survey, 1998 [cit. 2023-06-16]. Available from: https:// lokality.geology.cz/1016.
Location in map:
Assessment
Scientifical assesment:
great
Educational assesment:
middle
Significance:
supraregional
Representativeness:
major
Geological importance:
paleontological type locality, significant study profile, geo-regional value (mapping), geoturistic value
Locality conditions:
no problems
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