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General Characteristics
County (administration):
Pardubický kraj
District (town):
Ústí nad Orlicí
Village:
Choceň
Cadastre:
Choceň
Map sheets:
14-31 Vysoké Mýto, 14-312 Choceň
Accessibility:
no traffic restriction ( by car)
ID:
106
Geology
Short characteristics of the site:
Orlice River bank with series of oucrps of Cretaceous sediments, also in the railway cut. Sediments of the Rohatec Beds (Coniacian) are present, represented mostly by siliceous calcareous claystones. Due to rch fauna this locality was selected as a type locality of the Rohatec Beds.
Regional geologic unit:
Bohemian Massif > Cretaceous of the Bohemian Massif > Bohemian Cretaceous Basin > Bohemian Cretaceous Basin
Stratigraphy:
Coniacian
Subject:
paleontology, stratigraphy, sedimentology
Geological phenomenon:
characteristic rock
Genesis:
sedimentary
Rock:
claystone, opuka (aranaceous marlstone)
Territorial protection
Level of protection:
Registered geological localities suggested for protection
Conflicts of interests:
without conflicts
References
- Čech, S. - Klein, V. - Kříž, J. a Valečka, J. (1980): Revison of the Upper Cretaceous stratigraphy of the Bohemian Cretaceous Basin. - Věst. Ústř. Úst. geol., 55 (6), 277-296. Praha. Frič, A. (1894): Studie v oboru křídového útvaru v Čechách. V. Březenské vrstvy. - Archiv pro přírodovědecké prozkoumání Čech. Praha.
Elaboration and Updating
Elaborated by:
Stanislav Čech, 31.10.1994
Updated by:
Gürtlerová Pavla, 17.10.2012
Citation
The database Important geological localities of the Czech Republic: 106 [online]. Prague: Czech Geological Survey, 1998 [cit. 2023-06-16]. Available from: https:// lokality.geology.cz/106.
Location in map:
Assessment
Scientifical assesment:
extraordinary
Educational assesment:
major
Significance:
supraregional
Representativeness:
major
Geological importance:
Excursion locality:
yes
Locality conditions:
no problems
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