Libštát
General Characteristics
County (administration):
Liberecký kraj
District (town):
Semily
Village:
Libštát
Cadastre:
Libštát
Map sheets:
03-43 Jičín, 03-431 Lomnice p.P.
Accessibility:
passable footpath
Technical object:
guarry
ID:
3353
Geology
Short characteristics of the site:
Krkonoše Piedmont Basin, Lower Permian. Small abandoned quarry and surrounding outcrops. Sequence of massive sandstones alternating with violet and reddish siltstones up to claystones. Slightly erosional base of sandstone layers with local accumulation of pebbles. Common bioturbation in siltstones as well as ripple bedding. Rill marks can be observed on bedding planes. Typical example of deposition in alluvial fans on a flood plain.
Regional geologic unit:
Bohemian Massif > Upper Carboniferous and Permian > Lugic Late Palaeozoicum (including Triassic deposits) > Basin under Krušné hory Mts.
Stratigraphy:
Rotliegendian; Lower Permian
Subject:
geology, sedimentology
Geological phenomenon:
bed, ichnofossil
Genesis:
sedimentary
Rock:
sandstone, siltstone
Territorial protection
Level of protection:
Registered interesting geological localities
Part of national geopark:
Bohemian Paradise
Conflicts of interests:
vegetation
References
- Stárková et al.(2011):Vysvětlivky k základní geologické mapě ČR - list 03-432 Lomnice nad Popelko
Elaboration and Updating
Elaborated by:
Marcela Stárková, 30.10.2011
Updated by:
Kukal Zdeněk, 19.12.2017
Citation
The database Important geological localities of the Czech Republic: 3353 [online]. Prague: Czech Geological Survey, 1998 [cit. 2023-06-16]. Available from: https:// lokality.geology.cz/3353.
Location in map:
Assessment
Scientifical assesment:
medium
Educational assesment:
middle
Significance:
regional
Representativeness:
middle
Geological importance:
geo-historical value, geo-regional value (mapping), geoturistic value
Excursion locality:
yes
Locality conditions:
acceptable
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