Mlčechvosty
General Characteristics
County (administration):
Středočeský kraj
District (town):
Mělník
Village:
Vraňany
Cadastre:
Mlčechvosty
Map sheets:
12-22 Mělník, 12-221 Mělník
Accessibility:
no traffic restriction ( by car)
ID:
1389
Geology
Short characteristics of the site:
A railway cut with exposed Quaternary fluvial sands and gravels (Riss 2), hardened by calcareous cement. A classical site of the so-called Mlčechvosty Conglomerate described by Č. Zahálka in 1893. This locality is recommended for protection.
Regional geologic unit:
Bohemian Massif > Quaternary > Quaternary of deposition areas of Bohemian Massif
Stratigraphy:
Quaternary
Subject:
petrology, sedimentology, stratigraphy
Geological phenomenon:
pseudocrast cave, incrustation, spring, river source
Genesis:
sedimentary
Rock:
conglomerate
Territorial protection
Level of protection:
Registered geological localities suggested for protection
Conflicts of interests:
waste disposal
References
- Zelenka P., 1994: Vysvětlivky k základní geologické mapě ČR 1.25 000 list 12221 Mělník.- Český geologický ústav Praha.
- Zelenka, P. 2007:Mlčechvostský slepenec. – SOS Natura, 1, 31-32. Mělník.
- Bosák, P. - Zelenka, P. – Čáp, P. (2009): Zkrasovění mlčechvostského slepence. – Čes. Kras /Beroun/, 35, 42-45.
- Tyráček, J. – Zelenka, P. (2008): Mlčechvostský slepenec – geologie a stratigrafie. – Zpr. geol. Výzk. v Roce 2007, 118-119. Praha.
Elaboration and Updating
Elaborated by:
Antonín Plíšek, 22.10.2002
Updated by:
Plíšek Antonín, 23.01.2005, Adamovič Jiří, 17.02.2007, Zelenka Přemysl, 31.07.2007, Zelenka Přemysl, 21.09.2009, Zelenka Přemysl, 02.09.2014, Kukal Zdeněk, 18.12.2017
Citation
The database Important geological localities of the Czech Republic: 1389 [online]. Prague: Czech Geological Survey, 1998 [cit. 2023-06-16]. Available from: https:// lokality.geology.cz/1389.
Location in map:
Assessment
Scientifical assesment:
great
Educational assesment:
major
Significance:
regional
Representativeness:
major
Geological importance:
significant study profile, 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
