Velká skála
General Characteristics
County (administration):
Hlavní město Praha
District (town):
Praha
Village:
Praha
Cadastre:
Troja
Map sheets:
12-24 Praha, 12-243 Praha sever
Accessibility:
no traffic restriction ( by car)
ID:
934
Geology
Short characteristics of the site:
Morphologically prominent monadnock consisting of Proterozoic silicite (lydite). Its body is as much as 40-50 m thick and 500 m long. This elevation possibly functioned already during the Ordovician and Cretaceous marine transgressions.
Regional geologic unit:
Bohemian Massif > Bohemicum > Barrandien
Stratigraphy:
Proterozoic
Subject:
geomorphology, stratigraphy, geology, sedimentology
Geological phenomenon:
rock, rock bag, characteristic rock
Genesis:
sedimentary, volcanic
Rock:
greywacke, slate, schist, silicite, marlstone
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 494 (Velká skála)
Part of national geopark:
Barrandien
Conflicts of interests:
vegetation
References
- Králík, F. et al. (1984): Vysvětlivky k základní geologické mapě ČSSR 1:25 000, list 12-243, Praha - sever. Ústř. Úst. geol. 131 p. Praha
Elaboration and Updating
Elaborated by:
Jiří Kříž, 10.10.1994
Updated by:
Steinová Marika, 18.09.2009
Citation
The database Important geological localities of the Czech Republic: 934 [online]. Prague: Czech Geological Survey, 1998 [cit. 2023-06-16]. Available from: https:// lokality.geology.cz/934.
Location in map:
Assessment
Scientifical assesment:
great
Educational assesment:
middle
Significance:
supraregional
Representativeness:
middle
Geological importance:
significant study profile, geo-regional value (mapping), geoturistic value
Excursion locality:
yes
Locality conditions:
acceptable
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