Tupadelské skály
General Characteristics
County (administration):
Plzeňský kraj
District (town):
Klatovy
Village:
Klatovy
Cadastre:
Tupadly u Klatov
Map sheets:
21-24 Klatovy, 21-244 Klatovy
Accessibility:
no traffic restriction ( by car)
ID:
427
Geology
Short characteristics of the site:
Pronounced silicite (lydite) monadnock on the margin of the Teplá-Barranmdian Unit (called also Bohemicum). One of the southwesternmost occurrences of a Proterozoic lydite.
Regional geologic unit:
Bohemian Massif > Bohemicum > Barrandien
Stratigraphy:
Proterozoic
Subject:
geomorphology, petrology
Geological phenomenon:
monadnok, block field, rock
Genesis:
metamorphic (general metamorphism), frost weathering
Rock:
lydite
Territorial protection
Level of protection:
Nature monument
Additional information:
See the Digital register of the Agency for Nature Conservation and Landscape Protection of the Czech Republic AOPK ČR, code 455 (Tupadelské skály)
Conflicts of interests:
without conflicts
References
- Zahradnický J., Mackovčin P. a kol.(2005): Plzeňsko a Karlovarsko. In: Mackovčin P. a Sedláček M.(eds.): Chráněná území ČR, svazek XI. Agentura ochrany přírody a krajiny ČR a EkoCentrum Brno, str. 248, Prah
Elaboration and Updating
Elaborated by:
Jiří Babůrek, 08.10.1994
Updated by:
Gürtlerová Pavla, 05.10.2010
Citation
The database Important geological localities of the Czech Republic: 427 [online]. Prague: Czech Geological Survey, 1998 [cit. 2023-06-16]. Available from: https:// lokality.geology.cz/427.
Location in map:
Assessment
Scientifical assesment:
medium
Educational assesment:
middle
Significance:
supraregional
Representativeness:
middle
Geological importance:
geoturistic value
Locality conditions:
no problems
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