Dolní Zálezly
General Characteristics
County (administration):
Ústecký kraj
District (town):
Ústí nad Labem
Village:
Stebno
Cadastre:
Chvalov
Map sheets:
02-41 Ústí nad Labem, 02-413 Vaňov
Technical object:
sand pit
ID:
1332
Geology
Short characteristics of the site:
Abandoned sand pit exposing sandstones of the Merboltice Formatiuon. After washing of the kaolinite component, the sand was used for glass production, finer fraction was utilized as abrasive sands and also as foundry sands. A talus cone formed by a rockfall. The landslides destructed some oof the most important localities with zeolites in Europe.
Regional geologic unit:
Bohemian Massif > Cretaceous of the Bohemian Massif > Bohemian Cretaceous Basin > Bohemian Cretaceous Basin - Lugic development;
Bohemian Massif > Tertiary > Basins under Krušné hory Mts.and adjoining volcanic uplands
Stratigraphy:
Santonian
Subject:
petrology, mineralogy
Geological phenomenon:
Genesis:
Rock:
Territorial protection
Level of protection:
Interesting geological localities in Protected landscape area
Part of LEPA (Large-size especially protected areas):
České středohoří
Conflicts of interests:
without conflicts
References
- Cajz, V. (edit.), 1996: České středohoří. Geologická a přírodovědná mapa 1:100000. - Str. 53, ČGÚ, Praha.
Elaboration and Updating
Elaborated by:
Jiřina Dašková, 28.05.2002
Updated by:
Citation
The database Important geological localities of the Czech Republic: 1332 [online]. Prague: Czech Geological Survey, 1998 [cit. 2023-06-16]. Available from: https:// lokality.geology.cz/1332.
Location in map:
Assessment
Scientifical assesment:
Educational assesment:
Significance:
Representativeness:
Geological importance:
Locality conditions:
You can send information about a change in the status of the site to lokality@geology.cz
