Popovice
General Characteristics
County (administration):
Středočeský kraj
District (town):
Praha-východ
Village:
Brandýs nad Labem-Stará Boleslav
Cadastre:
Popovice u Brandýsa nad Labem
Map sheets:
12-24 Praha, 12-242 Čakovice
Accessibility:
passable footpath
Technical object:
quarry
ID:
929
Geology
Short characteristics of the site:
Abandoned quary, partly flooded. Thrust plane is clearly visible along which the Upper Proterozoic is thrust over the Ordovician. The Proterozoic is composed of siltstones and shales of the Štěchovice Group. Barrandian Ordovician consists of quartzose conglomerates of the Třenice Formation.
Regional geologic unit:
Bohemian Massif > Bohemicum > Barrandien
Stratigraphy:
Proterozoic, Paleozoic
Subject:
structural geology, petrology, sedimentology, geology
Geological phenomenon:
fault
Genesis:
sedimentary
Rock:
slate, schist, greywacke, conglomerate, silicite
Territorial protection
Level of protection:
Registered interesting geological localities
Conflicts of interests:
waste disposal
References
- Havlíček P. et al. (1987): Vysvětlivky k základní geologické mapě ČSSR 1:25000, 12-242 Čakovice. - Ústř. Úst. geol. Praha
Elaboration and Updating
Elaborated by:
Jan Mašek, 10.10.1994
Updated by:
Vajskebrová Markéta, 29.11.2021
Citation
The database Important geological localities of the Czech Republic: 929 [online]. Prague: Czech Geological Survey, 1998 [cit. 2023-06-16]. Available from: https:// lokality.geology.cz/929.
Location in map:
Assessment
Scientifical assesment:
great
Educational assesment:
middle
Significance:
supraregional
Representativeness:
major
Geological importance:
significant study profile, geo-regional value (mapping)
Locality conditions:
no problems
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