Křižany - Solvayův lom
General Characteristics
County (administration):
Liberecký kraj
District (town):
Liberec
Village:
Křižany
Cadastre:
Křižany
Map sheets:
03-13 Hrádek nad Nisou, 03-134 Křížany
Technical object:
guarry
ID:
529
Geology
Short characteristics of the site:
Old vegetated quarry. Outcrops of grey platy limestones with crinoid remains. Serve as an example of a facial development of the Devonian. Recumbent fold occurs in the upper parts of the quarry. Stratigraphically important locality.
Regional geologic unit:
> Ještěd crystalline complex
Stratigraphy:
Devonian
Subject:
stratigraphy, sedimentology, paleontology, lithology, structural geology
Geological phenomenon:
fossils fauna, fold, karst cave
Genesis:
sedimentary, aquatic (water activity)
Rock:
limestone
Territorial protection
Level of protection:
Registered interesting geological localities
Conflicts of interests:
vegetation
References
- Chaloupský /1966/ Chlupáč-Horný /1955/ Gallwitz /1930/
- Rubáš Dominik, 2012: Krásy neživé přírody v Podještědí, Tiskové centrum ČGS, Praha, 82 s
Elaboration and Updating
Elaborated by:
Ivo Chlupáč, 21.04.1993
Updated by:
Vajskebrová Markéta, 26.09.2017, Tomanová Petrová Pavla, 19.07.2018, Vajskebrová Markéta, 14.04.2020
Citation
The database Important geological localities of the Czech Republic: 529 [online]. Prague: Czech Geological Survey, 1998 [cit. 2023-06-16]. Available from: https:// lokality.geology.cz/529.
Location in map:
Assessment
Scientifical assesment:
medium
Educational assesment:
minor
Significance:
regional
Representativeness:
minor
Geological importance:
significant study profile, geoturistic value
Locality conditions:
acceptable
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