Lejškov
General Characteristics
County (administration):
Středočeský kraj
District (town):
Beroun
Village:
Málkov, Tmaň, Suchomasty
Cadastre:
Suchomasty, Málkov u Suchomast, Lounín, Tmaň
Map sheets:
12-41 Beroun, 12-413 Králův Dvůr
Technical object:
guarry
ID:
177
Geology
Short characteristics of the site:
Old quarries with outcrops of lower parts of the Lochov Formation (Lower Devonian). Older part of the section is in a facie of the Radotín Limestone, the younger one in the facies of the Kotýz Limestone. Important fossiliferous horizons.
Regional geologic unit:
Bohemian Massif > Bohemicum > Barrandien
Stratigraphy:
Lower Devonian
Subject:
paleontology, stratigraphy
Geological phenomenon:
fossils fauna
Genesis:
sedimentary
Rock:
limestone
Territorial protection
Level of protection:
Registered geological localities suggested for protection
Part of national geopark:
Barrandien
Conflicts of interests:
reclamation
References
- Bouček, B. (1957): The dendroid graptolites of the silurian of Bohemia. - Rozpr. Ústř. Úst. geol., 23, 1-239. Praha
- Chlupáč, I. (1987, ed.): Základní geologická mapa a vysvětlivky ČSSR 1:25 000, list 12-413 Králův Dvůr. - Ústřední Ústav geologický, Praha
- Chlupáč, I., Jaeger, H. a Zikmundov , J. (1972): The Silurian-Devonian boundary in the Barrandian.- Bull. Canad. Petrol. Geol., 20 (1), 104-174. Calgary
Elaboration and Updating
Elaborated by:
Ivo Chlupáč, 18.03.1993
Updated by:
Citation
The database Important geological localities of the Czech Republic: 177 [online]. Prague: Czech Geological Survey, 1998 [cit. 2023-06-16]. Available from: https:// lokality.geology.cz/177.
Location in map:
Assessment
Scientifical assesment:
extraordinary
Educational assesment:
major
Significance:
international
Representativeness:
Geological importance:
paleontological type locality, significant study profile, geoturistic value
Locality conditions:
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