Lom ve Žďáře nad Metují
General Characteristics
County (administration):
Královéhradecký kraj
District (town):
Náchod
Village:
Žďár nad Metují
Cadastre:
Žďár nad Metují
Map sheets:
04-33 Náchod, 04-332 Hronov
Technical object:
guarry
ID:
1506
Geology
Short characteristics of the site:
An abandoned quarry at Žďár nad Metují in Middle Turonian calcareous sandstones, with a bed of fossiliferous sandy limestone 50 to 70 cm thick. Jizera Formation of the Bohemian Cretaceous Basin.
Regional geologic unit:
Bohemian Massif > Cretaceous of the Bohemian Massif > Bohemian Cretaceous Basin > Bohemian Cretaceous Basin - Hejšovina development
Stratigraphy:
Turonian
Subject:
paleontology
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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:
without conflicts
References
- Ziegler,V.(1993): hodnocení křídových lokalit na území CHKO Broumovsko. MS.str.20. Archiv CHKO Broumovsko. Police nad Metují
Elaboration and Updating
Elaborated by:
Věra Plná, 15.10.2003
Updated by:
Čech Stanislav, 17.12.2004
Citation
The database Important geological localities of the Czech Republic: 1506 [online]. Prague: Czech Geological Survey, 1998 [cit. 2023-06-16]. Available from: https:// lokality.geology.cz/1506.
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