Selské lesy
General Characteristics
County (administration):
Pardubický kraj
District (town):
Svitavy
Village:
Svitavy
Cadastre:
Moravský Lačnov
Map sheets:
14-34 Svitavy, 14-343 Svitavy
Technical object:
sand pit
ID:
2216
Geology
Short characteristics of the site:
A flooded sand pit near the head of the Lačnovský potok Stream near Javorník, north of Svitavy. The pit exposes subarkoses of the Březno Formation (Coniacian), formerly 6 to 9 m high, with a visible bed of fossiliferous calcareous conglomerate about 1 m above the water level. Pebbles are formed by crystalline rocks and Jurassic cherts. The conglomerate contains fossil fauna including ammonites and bivalves. Bohemian Cretaceous Basin.
Regional geologic unit:
Bohemian Massif > Cretaceous of the Bohemian Massif > Bohemian Cretaceous Basin > Bohemian Cretaceous Basin
Stratigraphy:
Coniacian
Subject:
sedimentology, economic geology, mining and mining impacts, paleontology, stratigraphy
Geological phenomenon:
characteristic rock
Genesis:
sedimentary
Rock:
conglomerate, sandstone
Territorial protection
Level of protection:
Registered interesting geological localities
Conflicts of interests:
without conflicts
References
- Čech S. a kolektiv autorů, 2002: Vysvětlivky k základní geologické mapě ČR v měřítku 1 : 25 000 list 14343 Svitavy.- Česká geologická služba Praha.
Elaboration and Updating
Elaborated by:
L. Valigurský, 11.05.2004, J. Vít, 11.05.2004, Stanislav Čech, 11.05.2004
Updated by:
Plíšek Antonín, 24.01.2005
Citation
The database Important geological localities of the Czech Republic: 2216 [online]. Prague: Czech Geological Survey, 1998 [cit. 2023-06-16]. Available from: https:// lokality.geology.cz/2216.
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