Kaolinka Kaznějov
General Characteristics
County (administration):
Plzeňský kraj
District (town):
Plzeň-sever
Village:
Plasy, Kaznějov
Cadastre:
Kaznějov, Lomnička u Plas
Map sheets:
12-31 Plasy, 12-313 Kaznějov
Accessibility:
special entry permit necessary (military area, quarry, private land)
Technical object:
quarry
ID:
2891
Geology
Short characteristics of the site:
Extended kaoline mine offers an unique opurtunity to study architectural framework and facies arrangement in generally braided-fluvial environment. Several clayey palaeosol horizons are exposed in the generally gravelly section.
Regional geologic unit:
Bohemian Massif > Upper Carboniferous and Permian > Central and Western Bohemian Late Palaeozoicum
Stratigraphy:
Carboniferous
Subject:
geology, sedimentology, economic geology, stratigraphy, mining and mining impacts
Geological phenomenon:
araucarites, lithological boundary, stratotype, characteristic rock, erosion
Genesis:
sedimentary, weathering
Rock:
kaolin, gravel-sand, sandstone, conglomerate, claystone, siltstone, arkose
Territorial protection
Level of protection:
Registered geological localities suggested for protection
Part of national geopark:
Barrandien
Conflicts of interests:
reclamation, open cast mining
References
- Lojka, R., red. (v tisku): Základní geologická mapa České republiky 1 : 25 000 s Vysvětlivkami 1 : 25 000 12-313 Kaznějov. Česká geologická služba. Praha.
- Kužvart M. a kol.(1975): Vznik a stáří ložisek kaolínů v plzeňské pánvi.- Sbor. geol. Věd, ložisk. Geol., 17, 125-185, Praha.
- Novák J. K. a kol.(2005): Kaolíny Kaznějov-jih.- MS, závěrečná zpráva, Geol. úst. AV ČR, 1-73, Praha.
- Pešek J. a kol.(2001): Geologie a ložiska svrchnopaleozoických limnických pánví České republiky.- ČGÚ Praha, 243 s.
- Prouza V. (2005): Contribution to the geology of the northern part of the Plzeň Basin and the southern part of the Carboniferous Žihle Basin.- Bulletin of Geosciences, 80, 1, 79–84, Praha.
Elaboration and Updating
Elaborated by:
Richard Lojka, 15.10.2008
Updated by:
Gürtlerová Pavla, 02.03.2009, Vajskebrová Markéta, 20.08.2019
Citation
The database Important geological localities of the Czech Republic: 2891 [online]. Prague: Czech Geological Survey, 1998 [cit. 2023-06-16]. Available from: https:// lokality.geology.cz/2891.
Location in map:
Assessment
Scientifical assesment:
great
Educational assesment:
major
Significance:
national
Representativeness:
major
Geological importance:
significant study profile, geo-historical value, geo-regional value (mapping), geoturistic value
Excursion locality:
yes
Locality conditions:
no problems
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