Skály v lese u Horního Javoří
General Characteristics
County (administration):
Královéhradecký kraj
District (town):
Jičín
Village:
Pecka
Cadastre:
Pecka
Map sheets:
03-43 Jičín, 03-434 Bělohrad
Accessibility:
passable footpath
ID:
1452
Geology
Short characteristics of the site:
Rocks in the wood up to 10 m high, approx. 500 m N of Horní Javoří village. Kumburk Formation, Brusnice Member (Carboniferous, Westphalian D - Cantabrian), conglomerate facies. Medium to coarse grained conglomerates, very hard (siliceous cement), oligomictic, locally feldspathic sandstones with pebbles admixture. Diagonal bedding in parts.
Regional geologic unit:
Bohemian Massif > Upper Carboniferous and Permian > Lugic Late Palaeozoicum (including Triassic deposits) > Basin under Krušné hory Mts.
Stratigraphy:
Carboniferous
Subject:
sedimentology, geomorphology, geology
Geological phenomenon:
block field, rock, slickenside, cliff, bedding, frost cliff, characteristic rock
Genesis:
sedimentary
Rock:
conglomerate, arkose, sandstone
Territorial protection
Level of protection:
Registered geological localities suggested for protection
Conflicts of interests:
forestry, vegetation
References
- Pešek J. et al. (2001): Geologie a ložiska svrchnopaleozoických limnických pánví České republiky. - Český geologický ústav, 243 s. Praha.
Elaboration and Updating
Elaborated by:
Vladimír Prouza, 20.01.2003
Updated by:
Prouza Vladimír, 05.03.2003, Prouza Vladimír, 30.09.2009
Citation
The database Important geological localities of the Czech Republic: 1452 [online]. Prague: Czech Geological Survey, 1998 [cit. 2023-06-16]. Available from: https:// lokality.geology.cz/1452.
Location in map:
Assessment
Scientifical assesment:
great
Educational assesment:
major
Significance:
supraregional
Representativeness:
major
Geological importance:
significant study profile, geo-regional value (mapping)
Excursion locality:
yes
Locality conditions:
no problems
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