Smečenská rokle
General Characteristics
County (administration):
Středočeský kraj
District (town):
Kladno
Village:
Smečno
Cadastre:
Smečno
Map sheets:
12-23 Kladno, 12-231 Kladno
Accessibility:
no traffic restriction ( by car)
ID:
58
Geology
Short characteristics of the site:
An erosional gorge showing a complete section of Cretaceous sediments of the Džbán type. Large outcrops of sandy marlstone in the upper parts of the section belong to the Bílá hora Formation¨(Turonian), sandstones in the lower part to the Peruc-Korycany Formation (Cenomanian). A stratigraphically and sedimenologically significant locality.
Regional geologic unit:
Bohemian Massif > Cretaceous of the Bohemian Massif > Bohemian Cretaceous Basin > Bohemian Cretaceous Basin - Vltava - Berounka development
Stratigraphy:
Turonian
Subject:
stratigraphy, geomorphology
Geological phenomenon:
lithological boundary
Genesis:
sedimentary
Rock:
opuka (aranaceous marlstone), sandstone
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 1050 (Smečenská rokle)
Conflicts of interests:
waste disposal, tourism
References
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Elaboration and Updating
Elaborated by:
Přemysl Zelenka, 11.01.1994
Updated by:
Adamovič Jiří, 17.02.2007, Zelenka Přemysl, 01.08.2007, Zelenka Přemysl, 23.09.2009
Citation
The database Important geological localities of the Czech Republic: 58 [online]. Prague: Czech Geological Survey, 1998 [cit. 2023-06-16]. Available from: https:// lokality.geology.cz/58.
Location in map:
Assessment
Scientifical assesment:
medium
Educational assesment:
middle
Significance:
national
Representativeness:
major
Geological importance:
geoturistic value
Locality conditions:
no problems
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