Pod skálou
General Characteristics
County (administration):
Pardubický kraj
District (town):
Svitavy
Village:
Kunčina, Mladějov na Moravě
Cadastre:
Nová Ves u Moravské Třebové, Mladějov na Moravě
Map sheets:
14-34 Svitavy, 14-342 Opatov
Accessibility:
passable footpath
ID:
1746
Geology
Short characteristics of the site:
This locality belongs to the Bohemian Cretaceous Basin. It is of a cuesta form with outcrops on its front slope. The abandoned quarry wall also exposes the Upper Cretaceous sediments of the Jizera Beds (Turonian age). The fine grained sandstones, spongiolites and "opukas" prevail in the section Also cherts are present. Along the slope foot glauconitic sandstones of the Peruc-Korycany Beds (Cenomanian) occur. Traces of former quarrying of refraktory clays are numerous.
Regional geologic unit:
Bohemian Massif > Cretaceous of the Bohemian Massif > Bohemian Cretaceous Basin > Bohemian Cretaceous Basin
Stratigraphy:
Turonian
Subject:
geology, economic geology, geomorphology
Geological phenomenon:
cuesta, rock, characteristic rock
Genesis:
sedimentary, anthropogenic (anthropogenic activity)
Rock:
opuka (aranaceous marlstone), sandstone, claystone
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 1362 (Pod skálou)
Conflicts of interests:
without conflicts
References
- Faltysová H., Bárta F. a kol. Pardubicko (2002):In: Mackovčin P., Sedláček M.(eds): Chráněná území ČR, Svazek IV. Agentura ochrany přírody a krajiny ČR a EkoCentrum Brno,str. 168 Praha.
Elaboration and Updating
Elaborated by:
Pavlína Jirková, 11.02.2009
Updated by:
Čech Stanislav, 21.11.2009, Kukal Zdeněk, 08.09.2017, Kukal Zdeněk, 08.09.2017
Citation
The database Important geological localities of the Czech Republic: 1746 [online]. Prague: Czech Geological Survey, 1998 [cit. 2023-06-16]. Available from: https:// lokality.geology.cz/1746.
Location in map:
Assessment
Scientifical assesment:
medium
Educational assesment:
middle
Significance:
regional
Representativeness:
middle
Geological importance:
geo-historical value, geoturistic value
Locality conditions:
acceptable
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