Zákolany
General Characteristics
County (administration):
Středočeský kraj
District (town):
Kladno
Village:
Zákolany
Cadastre:
Trněný Újezd u Zákolan
Map sheets:
12-23 Kladno, 12-232 Buštěhrad
Accessibility:
no traffic restriction ( by car)
ID:
1100
Geology
Short characteristics of the site:
Outcrops on a slope exposing subarkoses and conglomerates of the Kladno Formation (Upper Carboniferous, Westphalian C). Sediments are strongly silicified along the fracture zone. Also brecciation and tectonic polishing can be observed.
Regional geologic unit:
Bohemian Massif > Upper Carboniferous and Permian > Central and Western Bohemian Late Palaeozoicum
Stratigraphy:
Carboniferous
Subject:
structural geology, sedimentology, lithology
Geological phenomenon:
incrustation, slickenside, bedding, characteristic rock
Genesis:
sedimentary, chemogenetic, tectonic
Rock:
silicite, sandstone
Territorial protection
Level of protection:
Registered geological localities suggested for protection
Conflicts of interests:
without conflicts
References
- Havlena V. (1964): Geologie uhelných ložisek II. -Academia Praha
Elaboration and Updating
Elaborated by:
Jan Mašek, 15.02.2001
Updated by:
Gürtlerová Pavla, 02.09.2010
Citation
The database Important geological localities of the Czech Republic: 1100 [online]. Prague: Czech Geological Survey, 1998 [cit. 2023-06-16]. Available from: https:// lokality.geology.cz/1100.
Location in map:
Assessment
Scientifical assesment:
great
Educational assesment:
major
Significance:
supraregional
Representativeness:
major
Geological importance:
significant study profile, geo-regional value (mapping), geoturistic value
Excursion locality:
yes
Locality conditions:
no problems
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