Mariánská vyhlídka - Durango a Únorová
General Characteristics
County (administration):
Liberecký kraj
District (town):
Semily
Village:
Hrubá Skála
Cadastre:
Hrubá Skála
Map sheets:
03-34 Sobotka, 03-342 Rovensko p.T.
Accessibility:
passable footpath
ID:
3227
Geology
Short characteristics of the site:
Bohemian Cretaceous Basin. Hrubá Skála Rock City (castellated sandstones), part of the UNESCO Geopark the Bohemian Paradise. System of sandstone pillars and columns and other attractive relief forms. Two sandstone bodies can be recognized, formed by prograding sandy delta. Erosional contacts and washout textures are filled by deposits of gravitational currents.
Regional geologic unit:
Bohemian Massif > Cretaceous of the Bohemian Massif > Bohemian Cretaceous Basin > Bohemian Cretaceous Basin - Jizera development
Stratigraphy:
Upper Cretaceous
Subject:
sedimentology, geomorphology
Geological phenomenon:
castellated rocks, rock pillar, bedding
Genesis:
sedimentary
Rock:
sandstone
Territorial protection
Level of protection:
Nature reserve in Protected landscape area
Part of LEPA (Large-size especially protected areas):
Český ráj
Additional information:
See the Digital register of the Agency for Nature Conservation and Landscape Protection of the Czech Republic AOPK ČR, code 1935 (Hruboskalsko)
Part of national geopark:
Bohemian Paradise
Conflicts of interests:
tourism
References
- Čech, S., et.al. (2011): Základní geologická mapa České republiky 1 : 25 000 s Vysvětlivkami 03-342 Rovensko pod Troskami. - Česká geologická služba. Praha.
- ULIČNÝ, D. (2001): Depositional systems and sequence stratigraphy of coarse-grained deltas in a shallow marine, strike-slip setting: the Bohemian Cretaceous Basin, Czech Republic. – Sedimentology, 48, 599–628.
- ULIČNÝ, D. – ČECH, S. – GRYGAR, R. (2003): Day 2. Tectonics and Depositional Systems of a Shallow-Marine, Intra-Continental Strike-Slip Basin: Exposures of the Český ráj Region, Bohemian Cretaceous Basin. Excursion Guide. 8th Meeting of the Czech tectonic Studies Group. Hrubá Skála Chateau, Czech Republic, April 24-27, 2003. – Geolines, 16, 133–148
Elaboration and Updating
Elaborated by:
Stanislav Čech, 15.07.2010
Updated by:
Čech Stanislav, 12.11.2011, Kukal Zdeněk, 26.11.2012
Citation
The database Important geological localities of the Czech Republic: 3227 [online]. Prague: Czech Geological Survey, 1998 [cit. 2023-06-16]. Available from: https:// lokality.geology.cz/3227.
Location in map:
Assessment
Scientifical assesment:
great
Educational assesment:
major
Significance:
supraregional
Representativeness:
major
Geological importance:
significant study profile, geo-historical value, geoturistic value
Excursion locality:
yes
Locality conditions:
no problems
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