Skládka Vrbička u Detaně
General Characteristics
County (administration):
Ústecký kraj
District (town):
Louny
Village:
Nepomyšl
Cadastre:
Dětaň
Map sheets:
11-24 Žlutice, 11-242 Valeč
Accessibility:
access without footpath
Technical object:
guarry
ID:
3509
Geology
Short characteristics of the site:
Instructive section in the abandoned quarry wall in Vrbička-Detaň locality yielded important paleontological, paleogegraphical and volcanological data on basal Oligocene pyroclastic sequences of the Doupov volcanic apparatus.
Regional geologic unit:
Bohemian Massif > Tertiary > Basins under Krušné hory Mts.and adjoining volcanic uplands;
Bohemian Massif > Tertiary > Basins under Krušné hory Mts.and adjoining volcanic uplands > Doupov Volcanic complex
Stratigraphy:
Oligocene
Subject:
stratigraphy, volcanology, paleontology
Geological phenomenon:
unconformity, fossils fauna, volcaniclastic deposits
Genesis:
volcanic
Rock:
tuff, lava
Territorial protection
Level of protection:
Registered geological localities suggested for protection
Conflicts of interests:
waste disposal, water resources
References
- Mikuláš R., Fejfar O., Ulrych J., Žigová A., Kadlecová E., Cajz V., 2003: A study of the Detaň locality (Oligocene, Doupovské hory Mts. volcanic complex, Czech Republic): Collection of field data and starting points for interpretation. - Geolines 15, 91-97
Elaboration and Updating
Elaborated by:
Petr Hradecký, 30.05.1995
Updated by:
Hradecký Petr, 10.05.2012
Citation
The database Important geological localities of the Czech Republic: 3509 [online]. Prague: Czech Geological Survey, 1998 [cit. 2023-06-16]. Available from: https:// lokality.geology.cz/3509.
Location in map:
Assessment
Scientifical assesment:
great
Educational assesment:
middle
Significance:
national
Representativeness:
middle
Geological importance:
significant study profile, geoturistic value
Locality conditions:
poor
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