Vehlovické opuky
General Characteristics
County (administration):
Středočeský kraj
District (town):
Mělník
Village:
Mělník
Cadastre:
Vehlovice
Map sheets:
02-44 Štětí, 02-443 Štětí
Accessibility:
no traffic restriction ( by car)
Technical object:
guarry
ID:
1433
Geology
Short characteristics of the site:
Underground quarries formerly used for the extraction of "opukas" - calcareous siltstones to fine-grained sandstones with limestone banks of the Jizera Formation, Bohemian Cretaceous Basin. Stratigraphically important site with historical finds of fossil fishes.
Regional geologic unit:
Bohemian Massif > Cretaceous of the Bohemian Massif > Bohemian Cretaceous Basin > Bohemian Cretaceous Basin - Labe development
Stratigraphy:
Turonian
Subject:
paleontology, stratigraphy, sedimentology, mining and mining impacts, economic geology
Geological phenomenon:
fossils fauna
Genesis:
anthropogenic (anthropogenic activity), sedimentary
Rock:
opuka (aranaceous marlstone)
Territorial protection
Level of protection:
Nature monument
Additional information:
See the Digital register of the Agency for Nature Conservation and Landscape Protection of the Czech Republic AOPK ČR, code 2252 (Vehlovické opuky)
Conflicts of interests:
others human activity, waste disposal
References
- Čech S. et al. (1980): Revision of the Upper Cretaceous stratigraphy of the Bohemian Cretaceous Basin.- Věstř. Ústř. úst. geol., 55, 5, 227 - 296, Praha. Zahálka Č. (1893): Pásmo VI. - Vehlovické - křídového útvaru v okolí Řípu. - Věst. Král. Čes. Společ. Nauk, Tdř. mat. - přírodověd., Praha. Klein V., Soukup J. (1963): Mezozoikum. Kdřída. In R.Horný et al.: Vysvětlivky k přehledné geologické mapě ČSSR 1 200 000 M-33-XV Praha. - NČSAV Praha
Elaboration and Updating
Elaborated by:
Jaroslav Valečka, 07.01.2003, Přemysl Zelenka, 07.01.2003
Updated by:
Valečka Jaroslav, 27.08.2009
Citation
The database Important geological localities of the Czech Republic: 1433 [online]. Prague: Czech Geological Survey, 1998 [cit. 2023-06-16]. Available from: https:// lokality.geology.cz/1433.
Location in map:
Assessment
Scientifical assesment:
great
Educational assesment:
middle
Significance:
supraregional
Representativeness:
major
Geological importance:
paleontological type locality, geo-historical value, geoturistic value
Excursion locality:
yes
Locality conditions:
acceptable
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