Metiny u Týnčan
General Characteristics
County (administration):
Středočeský kraj
District (town):
Příbram
Village:
Petrovice
Cadastre:
Týnčany
Map sheets:
22-21 Příbram,22-22 Sedlčany, 22-223 Nechvelice,22-214 Krásná h.n.V.
Accessibility:
passable footpath
Technical object:
quarry
ID:
480
Geology
Short characteristics of the site:
Natural oucrops and old quarry. Metamorphosed Silurian limestones of the Týnčany Formation occur here. Stratotype locality of this stratigraphical unit. Coarse crystalline lenses in limestone might represent original recrystallised fossil remains.
Regional geologic unit:
Bohemian Massif > Bohemicum > Roof Pendants of the Central Bohemian Pluton
Stratigraphy:
Silurian
Subject:
stratigraphy, petrology
Geological phenomenon:
stratotype, characteristic rock
Genesis:
sedimentary, metamorphic (general metamorphism)
Rock:
limestone, slate, schist, calc-silicate rock
Territorial protection
Level of protection:
Registered geological localities suggested for protection
Conflicts of interests:
without conflicts
References
- Chlupáč I./1989/: Stratigraphy of the Sedlčany-Krásná Hora Metamorphic Islet in Bohemia /Proterozoic? to Devonian/. Čas.Mineral.Geol.,34:1-16, Praha
- Chlupáč I./1991/: Nově navrhované chráněné geologické lokality v okolí Sedlčan a Krásné Hory.-Čas.Miner.Geol.,36:163-173.Praha.
Elaboration and Updating
Elaborated by:
Ivo Chlupáč, 22.11.1992
Updated by:
Vajskebrová Markéta, 21.10.2019, Vajskebrová Markéta, 07.11.2019
Citation
The database Important geological localities of the Czech Republic: 480 [online]. Prague: Czech Geological Survey, 1998 [cit. 2023-06-16]. Available from: https:// lokality.geology.cz/480.
Location in map:
Assessment
Scientifical assesment:
medium
Educational assesment:
minor
Significance:
regional
Representativeness:
middle
Geological importance:
geoturistic value
Locality conditions:
no problems
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