Chvalský lom
General Characteristics
County (administration):
Hlavní město Praha
District (town):
Praha
Village:
Praha
Cadastre:
Horní Počernice
Map sheets:
12-24 Praha, 12-244 Praha východ
Accessibility:
entry permit for car necessary
Technical object:
guarry
ID:
215
Geology
Short characteristics of the site:
Abandoned quarry exposing a reference section of the Peruc-Korycany beds. Contact between a fresh-water and marine Cenomanian is exposed. Sandstones display common planar cross bedding. Sedimentologically important locality.
Regional geologic unit:
Bohemian Massif > Cretaceous of the Bohemian Massif > Bohemian Cretaceous Basin > Bohemian Cretaceous Basin - Vltava - Berounka development
Stratigraphy:
Cenomanian
Subject:
stratigraphy, sedimentology, geology, lithology
Geological phenomenon:
bed, lithological boundary
Genesis:
sedimentary
Rock:
claystone, sandstone
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 1113 (Chvalský lom)
Conflicts of interests:
vegetation
References
- Čech, S., Klein, V., Kříž, J. a Valečka, J. (1980): Revison of the Upper Cretaceous stratigraphy of the Bohemian Cretaceous Basin. - Věst. Ústř. Úst. geol., 55 (6), 277-296. Praha
- Ziegler, V. (1992): Inventarizační průzkum přírodní památky Chvalský lom - geologie, MS, 5 str
Elaboration and Updating
Elaborated by:
Přemysl Zelenka, 04.10.1993
Updated by:
Steinová Marika, 16.09.2009, Vajskebrová Markéta, 29.11.2021
Citation
The database Important geological localities of the Czech Republic: 215 [online]. Prague: Czech Geological Survey, 1998 [cit. 2023-06-16]. Available from: https:// lokality.geology.cz/215.
Location in map:
Assessment
Scientifical assesment:
extraordinary
Educational assesment:
major
Significance:
supraregional
Representativeness:
major
Geological importance:
significant study profile, geo-regional value (mapping), geoturistic value
Locality conditions:
no problems
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