Týřovické skály
General Characteristics
County (administration):
Středočeský kraj
District (town):
Rakovník
Village:
Karlova Ves
Cadastre:
Karlova Ves
Map sheets:
12-32 Zdice, 12-321 Panoš.Új.
Accessibility:
access without footpath
ID:
3291
Geology
Short characteristics of the site:
Barrandian, Uppper Cambrian volcanics. Mighty rocks on steep slope overlooking Berounka River. Upper Cambrian andesites with transition to basalts on one hand and to more acidic dacites on the other hand. These rocks belong to the geological unit called the Křivoklát-Rokycany Complex. Very instructive outcrops of the Upper Cambrian volcanics.
Regional geologic unit:
Bohemian Massif > Bohemicum > Barrandien
Stratigraphy:
Upper Cambrian
Subject:
volcanology
Geological phenomenon:
lava, horizontal section, lava flow, characteristic rock
Genesis:
volcanic
Rock:
andesite
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 840 (Týřov)
Part of national geopark:
Barrandien
Conflicts of interests:
without conflicts
References
- Waldhausrová, J. (1968): Kambrické vulkanity. – Komplexní úkol T-1-20-1/2, Regionální geologický výzkum ČSSR. – MS Archív Česká geologická služba, Praha.
- Waldhausrová, J. (1969): Kambrické vulkanity křivoklátsko-rokycanského pásma. Kandidátská disertační práce. – MS ČGS-Geofond. Praha.
- Waldhausrová, J. (1971): The chemistry of the Cambrian volcanics in the Barrandian Area. – Krystalinikum, 8, 45 – 75, Praha.
Elaboration and Updating
Elaborated by:
Tomáš Vorel, 14.01.2011
Updated by:
Kukal Zdeněk, 01.10.2012, Vajskebrová Markéta, 08.12.2023
Citation
The database Important geological localities of the Czech Republic: 3291 [online]. Prague: Czech Geological Survey, 1998 [cit. 2023-06-16]. Available from: https:// lokality.geology.cz/3291.
Location in map:
Assessment
Scientifical assesment:
great
Educational assesment:
major
Significance:
supraregional
Representativeness:
major
Geological importance:
geo-regional value (mapping), geoturistic value
Locality conditions:
no problems
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