Brtníky - jura
General Characteristics
County (administration):
Ústecký kraj
District (town):
Děčín
Village:
Staré Křečany
Cadastre:
Brtníky
Map sheets:
02-22 Varnsdorf, 02-223 Mikulášovice
Accessibility:
access without footpath
Technical object:
guarry, shaft
ID:
1876
Geology
Short characteristics of the site:
An abandoned quarry with small outcrops of Upper Jurassic limestones. The limestones form a narrow tectonic slice along the Lusatian Fault. They were formerly exploited for lime production. Ore minerals are present on joints.
Regional geologic unit:
Bohemian Massif > Jurassic > Jurassic in Northern Bohemia
Stratigraphy:
Jurassic
Subject:
stratigraphy, petrology, economic geology, mining and mining impacts, paleontology
Geological phenomenon:
characteristic rock
Genesis:
sedimentary, tectonic
Rock:
limestone
Territorial protection
Level of protection:
Registred geological localities suggested to protection in Protected landscape area
Part of LEPA (Large-size especially protected areas):
Labské pískovce
Conflicts of interests:
without conflicts
References
- Opletal M. a kolektiv autorů, 2001: Vysvětlivky k základní geologické mapě ČR v měřítku 1 : 25 000 list 02223 Mikulášovice a 02214 Dolní Poustevna. Český geologický ústav Praha
Elaboration and Updating
Elaborated by:
Ferry Fediuk, 31.12.2001, D. Nývlt, 31.12.2001, Mojmír Opletal, 31.12.2001
Updated by:
Plíšek Antonín, 12.11.2004, Adamovič Jiří, 17.02.2007, Vajskebrová Markéta, 24.10.2017
Citation
The database Important geological localities of the Czech Republic: 1876 [online]. Prague: Czech Geological Survey, 1998 [cit. 2023-06-16]. Available from: https:// lokality.geology.cz/1876.
Location in map:
Assessment
Scientifical assesment:
great
Educational assesment:
middle
Significance:
supraregional
Representativeness:
minor
Geological importance:
geo-regional value (mapping), geoturistic value
Locality conditions:
poor
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