Chvaletice - Na zadních horách
General Characteristics
County (administration):
Pardubický kraj
District (town):
Pardubice
Village:
Kojice
Cadastre:
Kojice
Map sheets:
13-41 Čáslav, 13-411 Chvaletice
Accessibility:
access without footpath
ID:
4400
Geology
Short characteristics of the site:
One of the few accessible outcrops of the Telčice Conglomerate within map sheet 13411. These polymict conglomerates overlie Neoproterozoic volcanics of the Chvaletice Group. The exposure consists of poorly sorted, light-grey, medium- to coarse-grained conglomerates with abundant quartz clasts and silicified matrix.
Regional geologic unit:
Bohemian Massif > Bohemicum > Železné hory Mts. Proterozoicum > Chvaletice Group
Stratigraphy:
Neoproterozoic
Subject:
geology
Geological phenomenon:
outcrop
Genesis:
sedimentary
Rock:
metaconglomerate
Territorial protection
Level of protection:
Registered interesting geological localities
Conflicts of interests:
without conflicts
References
- Buriánek ed. (2026). Vysvětlivky k základní geologické mapě České republiky 1:25 000, list 13-411. Chvaletice. Praha: Česká geologická služba.
Elaboration and Updating
Elaborated by:
David Buriánek, 19.07.2024
Updated by:
Citation
The database Important geological localities of the Czech Republic: 4400 [online]. Prague: Czech Geological Survey, 1998 [cit. 2023-06-16]. Available from: https:// lokality.geology.cz/4400.
Location in map:
Assessment
Scientifical assesment:
great
Educational assesment:
major
Significance:
regional
Representativeness:
major
Geological importance:
geo-regional value (mapping)
Locality conditions:
acceptable
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