Travertinová kupa
General Characteristics
County (administration):
Ústecký kraj
District (town):
Louny
Village:
Tuchořice
Cadastre:
Tuchořice
Map sheets:
12-12 Louny, 12-123 Hřivice
Accessibility:
no traffic restriction ( by car)
ID:
52
Geology
Short characteristics of the site:
Natural outcrop of a calcareous tufa mound. Fresh-water sediments of the Eggenburg age. Calcareous tufa contains abundant fossil remains which were investigated already by Reuss (1860) and recently by Fejfar(1993). Sedimentologically and paleontologically significant locality.
Regional geologic unit:
Bohemian Massif > Tertiary > Terrestric Tertiary relics
Stratigraphy:
Tertiary
Subject:
petrology, sedimentology, paleontology, stratigraphy
Geological phenomenon:
lithological boundary, fossils fauna, fossils-flora
Genesis:
sedimentary
Rock:
travertine
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 1184 (Travertinová kupa)
Conflicts of interests:
others human activity, collection
References
- Fejfar O. - Kvaček Z. et al. (1993): Palaontologische Gesellschaft 63. Jahrestagung. 21.-26. September 1993 in Prag. Excursion nr. 3. Tretiary basins in Northwest Bohemia. - Universita Karlova, Čes. Geol. Spol.. Praha
- Reuss A. E. (1860): Die fossilien Mollusken der tertiaren Süsswwasserkalke Böhmens. - Sitz. Akad. Wiss., Math.-nat. Kl., 42, 55-84. Wien
- Mlčoch B. a kolektiv autorů, 1994: Geologicky významné lokality v severočeské pánvi a jejím okolí, chráněné nebo navržené k ochraně.- Český geologický ústav Praha.
Elaboration and Updating
Elaborated by:
Přemysl Zelenka, 11.01.1994
Updated by:
Plíšek Antonín, 30.11.2004, Zelenka Přemysl, 23.09.2009, Vajskebrová Markéta, 29.06.2021
Citation
The database Important geological localities of the Czech Republic: 52 [online]. Prague: Czech Geological Survey, 1998 [cit. 2023-06-16]. Available from: https:// lokality.geology.cz/52.
Location in map:
Assessment
Scientifical assesment:
extraordinary
Educational assesment:
major
Significance:
international
Representativeness:
major
Geological importance:
geoturistic value
Excursion locality:
yes
Locality conditions:
no problems
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