Velká Pleš
General Characteristics
County (administration):
Středočeský kraj
District (town):
Rakovník
Village:
Branov
Cadastre:
Branov
Map sheets:
12-32 Zdice, 12-321 Panoš.Új.,12-322 Hudlice
Accessibility:
access without footpath
ID:
2796
Geology
Short characteristics of the site:
The Barrandian Palaeozoic. National Nature Reserve. The slope of Berounka River Valley, modelled by cryogenic processes. Rock basement consists party of Neoproterozoic greywackes and clayey shales, parly of Upper Cambrian volcanics of the Křivoklát-Rokycany Complex, represented mostly by andesites. Quaternary cover of variable thickness, interesting flora.
Regional geologic unit:
Bohemian Massif > Bohemicum > Barrandien
Stratigraphy:
Neoproterozoic, Upper Cambrian
Subject:
geology, geomorphology, lithology, volcanology
Geological phenomenon:
lithological boundary, frost cliff, rock, scree, outcrop
Genesis:
metamorphic (general metamorphism), sedimentary, volcanic , weathering
Rock:
greywacke, slate, schist, conglomerate, andesite, dacite, rhyolite
Territorial protection
Level of protection:
National nature reserve in Protected landscape area
Part of LEPA (Large-size especially protected areas):
Křivoklátsko
Additional information:
See the Digital register of the Agency for Nature Conservation and Landscape Protection of the Czech Republic AOPK ČR, code 842 (Velká Pleš)
Part of national geopark:
Barrandien
Conflicts of interests:
without conflicts
References
- Ložek V., Kubíková J., Špryňar P. a kol. (2005): Střední Čechy. In: Mackovčin P. a Sedláček M.(eds.): Chráněná území ČR, svazek XIII. Agentura ochrany přírody a krajiny ČR a EkoCentrum Brno, str. 788 - 789, Praha
Elaboration and Updating
Elaborated by:
Pavla Gürtlerová, 22.10.2008
Updated by:
Štěpánek Petr, 18.11.2008
Citation
The database Important geological localities of the Czech Republic: 2796 [online]. Prague: Czech Geological Survey, 1998 [cit. 2023-06-16]. Available from: https:// lokality.geology.cz/2796.
Location in map:
Assessment
Scientifical assesment:
great
Educational assesment:
major
Significance:
supraregional
Representativeness:
major
Geological importance:
geo-regional value (mapping)
Locality conditions:
no problems
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