Ledce
General Characteristics
County (administration):
Plzeňský kraj
District (town):
Plzeň-sever
Village:
Ledce
Cadastre:
Ledce u Plzně
Map sheets:
12-33 Plzeň, 12-331 Třemošná
Accessibility:
no traffic restriction ( by car)
Technical object:
quarry
ID:
1429
Geology
Short characteristics of the site:
Central- and West Bohemian Late Palaeozoic. Abandoned quarry. Formerly arkoses and subarkoses were quarried there for building purposes. Sandstones contain some siltstone interbeds. Stratigrafically these sediments belong to the Slaný Formation (Stephanian B). Plant fossils can be found.
Regional geologic unit:
Bohemian Massif > Upper Carboniferous and Permian > Central and Western Bohemian Late Palaeozoicum
Stratigraphy:
Upper Carboniferous
Subject:
stratigraphy, paleontology, petrology, economic geology
Geological phenomenon:
ripple marks, fossils-flora, bedding, characteristic rock
Genesis:
sedimentary
Rock:
sandstone, siltstone, arkose
Territorial protection
Level of protection:
Registered interesting geological localities
Part of national geopark:
Barrandien
Conflicts of interests:
without conflicts
References
- Mašek J. a kol.1994): Vysvětlivky k základní geologické mapě ČR 1 : 25 000 list 12331 Třemošná.- Český geologický ústav Praha.
Elaboration and Updating
Elaborated by:
Marcela Stárková, 04.12.2002
Updated by:
Plíšek Antonín, 23.01.2005, Lojka Richard, 10.07.2010, Kukal Zdeněk, 01.10.2012, Vajskebrová Markéta, 08.09.2021
Citation
The database Important geological localities of the Czech Republic: 1429 [online]. Prague: Czech Geological Survey, 1998 [cit. 2023-06-16]. Available from: https:// lokality.geology.cz/1429.
Location in map:
Assessment
Scientifical assesment:
great
Educational assesment:
major
Significance:
regional
Representativeness:
middle
Geological importance:
paleontological type locality, significant study profile, geo-historical value, geo-regional value (mapping)
Locality conditions:
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