Škrovád
General Characteristics
County (administration):
Pardubický kraj
District (town):
Chrudim
Village:
Slatiňany
Cadastre:
Kunčí, Škrovád
Map sheets:
13-42 Pardubice, 13-423 Chrudim
Technical object:
guarry
ID:
113
Geology
Short characteristics of the site:
Group of abandoned quarries with quartzose sandstones of the Korycany Beds (Cenomanian). Sandstones contain kaolinite and glauconite and display blocky textures as curent bedding and fossil occurrences. Sedimentologically remarkable locality.
Regional geologic unit:
Bohemian Massif > Cretaceous of the Bohemian Massif > Bohemian Cretaceous Basin > Bohemian Cretaceous Basin - Labe development
Stratigraphy:
Cenomanian
Subject:
stratigraphy, paleontology, sedimentology
Geological phenomenon:
fossils fauna, characteristic rock, ichnofossil
Genesis:
sedimentary
Rock:
sandstone
Territorial protection
Level of protection:
Registered interesting geological localities
Part of national geopark:
Železné hory
Conflicts of interests:
without conflicts
References
- Soukup, J.- Dvořák, J. (1962): Škrovád u Slatiňan. - Sjezdový průvodce 13.sjezdu ČSMG, 80-82. Praha
- Zahálka, Č. (1918): Východočeský útvar křídový. Část jižní. Roudnice
Elaboration and Updating
Elaborated by:
Stanislav Čech, 31.10.1994
Updated by:
Citation
The database Important geological localities of the Czech Republic: 113 [online]. Prague: Czech Geological Survey, 1998 [cit. 2023-06-16]. Available from: https:// lokality.geology.cz/113.
Location in map:
Assessment
Scientifical assesment:
minor
Educational assesment:
middle
Significance:
regional
Representativeness:
Geological importance:
geo-regional value (mapping), geoturistic value
Excursion locality:
yes
Locality conditions:
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