Levobřežní lomy u Libné
General Characteristics
County (administration):
Královéhradecký kraj
District (town):
Náchod
Village:
Teplice nad Metují
Cadastre:
Libná
Map sheets:
04-31 Meziměstí, 04-311 Libná
Accessibility:
no traffic restriction ( by car)
Technical object:
guarry
ID:
1495
Geology
Short characteristics of the site:
An active quarry and several abandoned quarries in glauconite-bearing and limonitic Cretaceous sandstones at Libná near Teplice nad Metují. A complete lithological section is preserved in the eastern quarry. A system of orthogonal joints is visible in the top part of the quarry walls. Numerous finds of fossil fauna near quarry base include bivalves, serpulid worms and brachiopods. Bohemian Cretaceous Basin. The locality is situated in the Protected Landscape Area Broumovsko.
Regional geologic unit:
Bohemian Massif > Cretaceous of the Bohemian Massif > Bohemian Cretaceous Basin > Bohemian Cretaceous Basin - Hejšovina development
Stratigraphy:
Cenomanian
Subject:
geology, sedimentology, paleontology
Geological phenomenon:
selective erosion, characteristic rock
Genesis:
sedimentary
Rock:
sandstone
Territorial protection
Level of protection:
Interesting geological localities in Protected landscape area
Part of LEPA (Large-size especially protected areas):
Broumovsko
Part of national geopark:
Broumovsko
Conflicts of interests:
open cast mining
References
- Ziegler V.,(1993): Hodnocení lokalit na území CHKO Broumovsko. MS. Archiv CHKO Broumovsko
Elaboration and Updating
Elaborated by:
Věra Plná, 14.10.2003
Updated by:
Gürtlerová Pavla, 06.09.2017, Kukal Zdeněk, 21.12.2017
Citation
The database Important geological localities of the Czech Republic: 1495 [online]. Prague: Czech Geological Survey, 1998 [cit. 2023-06-16]. Available from: https:// lokality.geology.cz/1495.
Location in map:
Assessment
Scientifical assesment:
medium
Educational assesment:
major
Significance:
regional
Representativeness:
major
Geological importance:
geoturistic value
Excursion locality:
yes
Locality conditions:
no problems
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