Kutná Hora - Královská procházka
General Characteristics
County (administration):
Středočeský kraj
District (town):
Kutná Hora
Village:
Kutná Hora
Cadastre:
Kutná Hora
Map sheets:
13-32 Kolín, 13-324 Kutná Hora
Accessibility:
passable footpath
ID:
3192
Geology
Short characteristics of the site:
The Bohemian Cretaceous Basin. Geologically important outcrop on a slope of a riverlet Vrchlice in the Kutná Hora Town.Horizontally layered sandstones of Korycany Beds with quartz and limestone pebbles. Locally oblique bedding can be observed. Lenses of glauconiitic sandstone, partly strongly weathered. Different genera of sponges are found and described,
Regional geologic unit:
Bohemian Massif > Cretaceous of the Bohemian Massif > Bohemian Cretaceous Basin > Bohemian Cretaceous Basin - Kolín development;
Bohemian Massif > Kutná Hora and Svratka region > Kutná Hora crystalline complex
Stratigraphy:
Cenomanian, Proterozoic
Subject:
sedimentology, paleontology
Geological phenomenon:
transgression, unconformity, fossils fauna, characteristic rock
Genesis:
sedimentary, organogenic (activity of organisms)
Rock:
sandstone
Territorial protection
Level of protection:
Registered geological localities suggested for protection
Conflicts of interests:
vegetation
References
- Štědrá ed. (2010): Základní geologická mapa ČR 1 : 25 000, list 13-324 Kutná Hora s Vysvětlivkami. ČGS Praha
Elaboration and Updating
Elaborated by:
Veronika Štědrá, 17.06.2010
Updated by:
Citation
The database Important geological localities of the Czech Republic: 3192 [online]. Prague: Czech Geological Survey, 1998 [cit. 2023-06-16]. Available from: https:// lokality.geology.cz/3192.
Location in map:
Assessment
Scientifical assesment:
medium
Educational assesment:
major
Significance:
regional
Representativeness:
major
Geological importance:
significant study profile, geo-regional value (mapping), geoturistic value
Locality conditions:
acceptable
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