Skytaly, úpatí Skytalského vrchu
General Characteristics
County (administration):
Ústecký kraj
District (town):
Louny
Village:
Vroutek
Cadastre:
Skytaly
Map sheets:
11-24 Žlutice, 11-242 Valeč
Accessibility:
access without footpath
Technical object:
sand pit
ID:
3510
Geology
Short characteristics of the site:
Section in wall of abandoned quarry. Fine- and middle-grained sandstones of upper part of the Línská Fm. of Carboniferous. Claystone admixture is abundant. Stratification such as lamination and cross-bedding indicates the deposition in meandering river bed rich on clastic material.
Regional geologic unit:
Bohemian Massif > Upper Carboniferous and Permian > Central and Western Bohemian Late Palaeozoicum;
Bohemian Massif > Upper Carboniferous and Permian > Central and Western Bohemian Late Palaeozoicum > Kladno - Rakovník Basin > Rakovník mining discrit
Stratigraphy:
Stephanian C
Subject:
stratigraphy, sedimentology
Geological phenomenon:
river channel, bedding
Genesis:
sedimentary
Rock:
sandstone, claystone
Territorial protection
Level of protection:
Registered interesting geological localities
Conflicts of interests:
waste disposal, vegetation
References
- Lojka R. in: Hradecký P. a kol. (ed.): Vysvětlivky k základní geologické mapě ČR 1:25 000 11-242 Valeč. - Česká geologická služba, Praha.
Elaboration and Updating
Elaborated by:
Richard Lojka, 10.09.2011
Updated by:
Lojka Richard, 09.11.2012, Lojka Richard, 09.11.2012
Citation
The database Important geological localities of the Czech Republic: 3510 [online]. Prague: Czech Geological Survey, 1998 [cit. 2023-06-16]. Available from: https:// lokality.geology.cz/3510.
Location in map:
Assessment
Scientifical assesment:
minor
Educational assesment:
minor
Significance:
regional
Representativeness:
middle
Geological importance:
geo-regional value (mapping)
Locality conditions:
acceptable
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