Peruc
General Characteristics
County (administration):
Ústecký kraj
District (town):
Louny
Village:
Peruc
Cadastre:
Peruc
Map sheets:
12-12 Louny, 12-122 Peruc
Accessibility:
no traffic restriction ( by car)
ID:
50
Geology
Short characteristics of the site:
Cliffs of Cretaceous sediments along a road. Type locality of the Peruc Member (Cenomanian). Sandstones and claystone interbeds are rich in fossil flora. An attractive and very instructive site, an excursion locality.
Regional geologic unit:
Bohemian Massif > Cretaceous of the Bohemian Massif > Bohemian Cretaceous Basin > Bohemian Cretaceous Basin
Stratigraphy:
Cenomanian
Subject:
stratigraphy, sedimentology, paleontology, history
Geological phenomenon:
horizontal section, stratotype, fossils-flora
Genesis:
sedimentary
Rock:
sandstone, claystone
Territorial protection
Level of protection:
Registered geological localities suggested for protection
Conflicts of interests:
without conflicts
References
- Adamovič, J. et al. (1994): Excursion guide. Twelfth international symposium on ostracoda. - Prague
- Čech, S. et al. (1980): Revision of the upper Cretaceous stratigraphy of the Bohemian Cretaceous Basin. - Věst. Ústř. Úst. geol., 55, 5, 277-296. Praha
- Krutský, N. et al. (1964): Sborník k XV. sjezdu Čs. společnosti pro mineralogii a geologii s exkursním průvodcem. - Teplice
- Frič, A. - Bayer, E. (1901): Studien im Gebite der bohmischen Kreideformation. Paleontologische Untersuchungen der einzelen Schichten. Perucer Schichten. - Arch. naturwiss. Landesdurchforsch. Bohm., XI, 2. Prag.
Elaboration and Updating
Elaborated by:
Přemysl Zelenka, 11.01.1994
Updated by:
Adamovič Jiří, 17.02.2007, Zelenka Přemysl, 31.08.2009, Zelenka Přemysl, 21.09.2009, Zelenka Přemysl, 02.09.2014, Zelenka Přemysl, 02.09.2014, Zelenka Přemysl, 02.09.2014, Vajskebrová Markéta, 01.09.2021
Citation
The database Important geological localities of the Czech Republic: 50 [online]. Prague: Czech Geological Survey, 1998 [cit. 2023-06-16]. Available from: https:// lokality.geology.cz/50.
Location in map:
Assessment
Scientifical assesment:
great
Educational assesment:
major
Significance:
national
Representativeness:
major
Geological importance:
significant study profile, geo-historical value, geo-regional value (mapping), geoturistic value
Excursion locality:
yes
Locality conditions:
no problems
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