Suchý vrch
General Characteristics
County (administration):
Moravskoslezský kraj
District (town):
Bruntál
Village:
Vrbno pod Pradědem
Cadastre:
Železná pod Pradědem
Map sheets:
15-13 Vrbno pod Pradědem, 15-131 Holčovice
ID:
864
Geology
Short characteristics of the site:
Natural outcrops and surrounding talus. Paleontological locality in the Drakov Quartzite (Lower Devonian). Reference locality for the Lower Devonian stratigraphy of the Vrbno Group.
Regional geologic unit:
Bohemian Massif > Moravosilesian region > Silezicum
Stratigraphy:
Devonian
Subject:
paleontology, stratigraphy, geology, geomorphology
Geological phenomenon:
block field, scree, outcrop, fossils fauna, stratotype
Genesis:
weathering
Rock:
qurtzite
Territorial protection
Level of protection:
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 1305 (Suchý vrch)
Conflicts of interests:
ground instability
References
- 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. Šafář J a kol.(2003): Olomoucko. In: Mackovčin P., Sedláček M.(eds): Chráněná území ČR, Svazek VI. Agentura ochrany přírody a krajiny ČR a EkoCentrum Brno, Praha
Elaboration and Updating
Elaborated by:
Ivo Chlupáč, 29.06.1993
Updated by:
Gürtlerová Pavla, 19.11.2007, Pecina Vratislav, 02.06.2011, Vajskebrová Markéta, 15.08.2019
Citation
The database Important geological localities of the Czech Republic: 864 [online]. Prague: Czech Geological Survey, 1998 [cit. 2023-06-16]. Available from: https:// lokality.geology.cz/864.
Location in map:
Assessment
Scientifical assesment:
extraordinary
Educational assesment:
major
Significance:
national
Representativeness:
middle
Geological importance:
geo-regional value (mapping), geoturistic value
Excursion locality:
yes
Locality conditions:
You can send information about a change in the status of the site to lokality@geology.cz
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