Suť u Karlovy Studánky
General Characteristics
County (administration):
Moravskoslezský kraj
District (town):
Bruntál
Village:
Malá Morávka
Cadastre:
Malá Morávka
Map sheets:
14-24 Bělá pod Pradědem, 14-244 Karlova studánka
Accessibility:
access without footpath
ID:
837
Geology
Short characteristics of the site:
Talus on forested slope. Quartzite blocks yielded accumulated macrofauna remains, namely brachiopods and tentaculites. This association is unique not only in the Hrubý Jeseník Mts. It also offers an example of fossil preservation in regionally metamorphosed sediments.
Regional geologic unit:
Bohemian Massif > Moravosilesian region > Silezicum
Stratigraphy:
Devonian
Subject:
paleontology, lithology
Geological phenomenon:
fossils fauna, scree, scree field
Genesis:
sedimentary, metamorphic (general metamorphism)
Rock:
qurtzite, phyllite
Territorial protection
Level of protection:
National nature reserve in Protected landscape area
Part of LEPA (Large-size especially protected areas):
Jeseníky
Additional information:
See the Digital register of the Agency for Nature Conservation and Landscape Protection of the Czech Republic AOPK ČR, code 1307 (Praděd)
Conflicts of interests:
without conflicts
References
- Chlupáč, I. (1975): Nové nálezy fauny v metamorfovaném devonu Hrubého Jeseníku a jejich význam. - Čas. Mineral. Geol., 20, 259-271. Praha.
- Chlupáč, I. (1989): Fossil communities in the metamorphic Lower Devonian of the Hrubý Jeseník Mts., Czechoslovakia. - N. Jb. Geol. Palaont., Abh., 177, 3, 367-392.
Elaboration and Updating
Elaborated by:
Ivo Chlupáč, 29.06.1993
Updated by:
Gürtlerová Pavla, 19.11.2007, Pecina Vratislav, 02.06.2011, Pecina Vratislav, 02.06.2011
Citation
The database Important geological localities of the Czech Republic: 837 [online]. Prague: Czech Geological Survey, 1998 [cit. 2023-06-16]. Available from: https:// lokality.geology.cz/837.
Location in map:
Assessment
Scientifical assesment:
extraordinary
Educational assesment:
major
Significance:
national
Representativeness:
major
Geological importance:
paleontological type locality, geo-regional value (mapping)
Excursion locality:
yes
Locality conditions:
acceptable
You can send information about a change in the status of the site to lokality@geology.cz
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