Choceň - nádraží
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:
access without footpath
ID:
108
Geology
Short characteristics of the site:
Railway cut exposing one of the flanks of the Choceň flexure. Sediments consist of sandstones of the Jizera Formation (Turonian). Tectonically interesting, also sedimentologically important locality.
Regional geologic unit:
Bohemian Massif > Cretaceous of the Bohemian Massif > Bohemian Cretaceous Basin > Bohemian Cretaceous Basin
Stratigraphy:
Turonian
Subject:
structural geology, geology
Geological phenomenon:
horizontal section
Genesis:
tectonic, sedimentary
Rock:
sandstone, opuka (aranaceous marlstone)
Territorial protection
Level of protection:
Registered geological localities suggested for protection
Conflicts of interests:
without conflicts, road construction
References
- Coubal, M. (l988): Projevy saxonské tektogenez
Elaboration and Updating
Elaborated by:
Stanislav Čech, 31.10.1994
Updated by:
Čech Stanislav, 12.11.2009, Gürtlerová Pavla, 17.10.2012
Citation
The database Important geological localities of the Czech Republic: 108 [online]. Prague: Czech Geological Survey, 1998 [cit. 2023-06-16]. Available from: https:// lokality.geology.cz/108.
Location in map:
Assessment
Scientifical assesment:
great
Educational assesment:
middle
Significance:
regional
Representativeness:
middle
Geological importance:
significant study profile, 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
