Oparenské slepence
General Characteristics
County (administration):
Ústecký kraj
District (town):
Litoměřice
Village:
Chotiměř
Cadastre:
Chotiměř
Map sheets:
02-43 Litoměřice, 02-431 Litoměřice
Accessibility:
no traffic restriction ( by car)
ID:
2507
Geology
Short characteristics of the site:
Coarse conglomerates of uncertain age fill the depressions in gneiss basement in a railway cut near Oparno. Cretaceous marine origin of these deposits seems to be probable.
Regional geologic unit:
Bohemian Massif > Cretaceous of the Bohemian Massif > Bohemian Cretaceous Basin > Bohemian Cretaceous Basin
Stratigraphy:
Turonian
Subject:
geology, sedimentology
Geological phenomenon:
lithological boundary
Genesis:
sedimentary
Rock:
conglomerate
Territorial protection
Level of protection:
Registred geological localities suggested to protection in Protected landscape area
Part of LEPA (Large-size especially protected areas):
České středohoří
Conflicts of interests:
road construction
References
- Valečka, J. - Zelenka, P. (2004): Oparenské slepence: Perm nebo křída? - Zpr. geol. Výzk. v Roce 2003, 48-49.Praha
Elaboration and Updating
Elaborated by:
Přemysl Zelenka, 16.08.2005
Updated by:
Adamovič Jiří, 17.02.2007, Zelenka Přemysl, 21.09.2009
Citation
The database Important geological localities of the Czech Republic: 2507 [online]. Prague: Czech Geological Survey, 1998 [cit. 2023-06-16]. Available from: https:// lokality.geology.cz/2507.
Location in map:
Assessment
Scientifical assesment:
great
Educational assesment:
major
Significance:
national
Representativeness:
major
Geological importance:
geoturistic value
Excursion locality:
yes
Locality conditions:
no problems
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