Na skalách
General Characteristics
County (administration):
Pardubický kraj
District (town):
Chrudim
Village:
Rabštejnská Lhota
Cadastre:
Rabštejnská Lhota
Map sheets:
13-42 Pardubice, 13-423 Chrudim
Accessibility:
passable footpath
Technical object:
guarry
ID:
112
Geology
Short characteristics of the site:
Abandoned quarry exposing a transgressive setting of marine Cretaceous sediments on the Ordovcician quartzites of the Chrudimn Paleozoic. Basal Cretaceous sediments belong to the Korycany Beds (Cenomanian) and consist of boulder conglomerate. In their matrix fossils occur. Sedimentologically interesting locality.
Regional geologic unit:
Bohemian Massif > Cretaceous of the Bohemian Massif > Bohemian Cretaceous Basin > Bohemian Cretaceous Basin - Labe development
Stratigraphy:
Cenomanian
Subject:
sedimentology, paleontology, stratigraphy
Geological phenomenon:
lithological boundary, transgression, characteristic rock
Genesis:
sedimentary
Rock:
quartzite, conglomerate, sandstone
Territorial protection
Level of protection:
Nature monument in Protected landscape area
Part of LEPA (Large-size especially protected areas):
Železné hory
Additional information:
See the Digital register of the Agency for Nature Conservation and Landscape Protection of the Czech Republic AOPK ČR, code 865 (Na skalách)
Part of national geopark:
Železné hory
Conflicts of interests:
waste disposal
References
- Vodička, J. - Soukup, J. - Dvořák, J. (1962): Rabštejnská Lhota u Chrudimě. - Sjezdový průvodce 13. sjezdu ČSMG. Praha
Elaboration and Updating
Elaborated by:
Stanislav Čech, 31.10.1994
Updated by:
Čech Stanislav, 21.11.2009, Vajskebrová Markéta, 01.11.2016
Citation
The database Important geological localities of the Czech Republic: 112 [online]. Prague: Czech Geological Survey, 1998 [cit. 2023-06-16]. Available from: https:// lokality.geology.cz/112.
Location in map:
Assessment
Scientifical assesment:
great
Educational assesment:
major
Significance:
national
Representativeness:
middle
Geological importance:
significant study profile, geo-regional value (mapping), geoturistic value
Excursion locality:
yes
Locality conditions:
poor
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