Miocenní sladkovodní vápence v Tuchořicích
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)
Technical object:
guarry
ID:
53
Geology
Short characteristics of the site:
Abandoned quarry of Lower Miocene limestones. Fresh-water sediments, developed mostly as platy limestones, rich in fossil fauna and flora. Sedimentologically and paleontologically significant locality.
Regional geologic unit:
Bohemian Massif > Tertiary > Terrestric Tertiary relics
Stratigraphy:
Tertiary
Subject:
stratigraphy, sedimentology, paleontology
Geological phenomenon:
lithological boundary, fossils fauna, characteristic rock
Genesis:
sedimentary, tectonic
Rock:
limestone
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 852 (Miocenní sladkovodní vápence)
Conflicts of interests:
estates
References
- Fejfar O. - Kvaček Z. et al. (1993): Palaontologische Gesellschaft. 63. Jahrestagung. 21.-26. September 1993 in Prag. Excursion Nr. 3. Tertiary basins in Northwest Bohemia. - Universita Karlova, Čes. Geol. Spol. Praha
- 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, 21.09.2009, Vajskebrová Markéta, 29.06.2021
Citation
The database Important geological localities of the Czech Republic: 53 [online]. Prague: Czech Geological Survey, 1998 [cit. 2023-06-16]. Available from: https:// lokality.geology.cz/53.
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
You can send information about a change in the status of the site to lokality@geology.cz
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