Prosecké skály
General Characteristics
County (administration):
Hlavní město Praha
District (town):
Praha
Village:
Praha
Cadastre:
Prosek, Libeň
Map sheets:
12-24 Praha, 12-243 Praha sever,12-244 Praha východ
Accessibility:
passable footpath
Technical object:
old mine workings
ID:
941
Geology
Short characteristics of the site:
One of classical localities of the Bohemian Cretaceous basin. It exposes Cenomanian Peruc and Korycany formations in their sandy development. Very common floral remains.
Regional geologic unit:
Bohemian Massif > Cretaceous of the Bohemian Massif > Bohemian Cretaceous Basin > Bohemian Cretaceous Basin - Vltava - Berounka development
Stratigraphy:
Cenomanian
Subject:
paleontology, stratigraphy, lithology, sedimentology
Geological phenomenon:
fossils-flora, fossils fauna, bed, characteristic rock
Genesis:
sedimentary
Rock:
sandstone, marlstone, lydite
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 340 (Prosecké skály)
Conflicts of interests:
waste disposal, 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.
- Kompletní přehled literatury viz Králík et al. (1984)
- Nádaskay, R. (2021): Mid-Cretaceous transgressions on the northern edge of Prague: Guidebook to field trip FT12, 35th IAS Meeting of Sedimentology, June 21-25, 2021, Prague, Czech Republic, 17 pp. (online)
Elaboration and Updating
Elaborated by:
Přemysl Zelenka, 10.01.1993
Updated by:
Steinová Marika, 18.09.2009
Citation
The database Important geological localities of the Czech Republic: 941 [online]. Prague: Czech Geological Survey, 1998 [cit. 2023-06-16]. Available from: https:// lokality.geology.cz/941.
Location in map:
Assessment
Scientifical assesment:
great
Educational assesment:
major
Significance:
supraregional
Representativeness:
major
Geological importance:
paleontological type locality, significant study profile, geo-historical value, geo-regional value (mapping), geoturistic value
Locality conditions:
acceptable
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