Pecka
General Characteristics
County (administration):
Hlavní město Praha
District (town):
Praha
Village:
Praha
Cadastre:
Bubeneč
Map sheets:
12-24 Praha, 12-243 Praha sever
Accessibility:
passable footpath
ID:
943
Geology
Short characteristics of the site:
Hill with natural and artificial outcrops. Abandoned quarry exposes Ordovician Skalka Quartzite. Facial changes from quartzose sandstones up to siltstones and clayey sandstones can be seen. Quartzose sandstones are rich in ichnofossils Tigillites.
Regional geologic unit:
Bohemian Massif > Bohemicum > Barrandien
Stratigraphy:
Paleozoic
Subject:
stratigraphy, paleontology, sedimentology, geomorphology, lithology
Geological phenomenon:
fossils fauna, outcrop
Genesis:
sedimentary, volcanic
Rock:
clayey shale, quartzite
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 1212 (Pecka)
Part of national geopark:
Barrandien
Conflicts of interests:
ground instability, vegetation
References
- Matějka, A. (1920): Profil u bubenečského nádraží. - Čas. Mus. Král. čes., 1-7. Praha.
- Záruba, Q. (1948): Geologický podklad a základové poměry vnitřní Prahy. - Geotechnica, St. geol. Úst. Čs. Republ., 5, 1-83. Praha.
Elaboration and Updating
Elaborated by:
Jiří Kříž, 11.10.1993
Updated by:
Steinová Marika, 18.09.2009
Citation
The database Important geological localities of the Czech Republic: 943 [online]. Prague: Czech Geological Survey, 1998 [cit. 2023-06-16]. Available from: https:// lokality.geology.cz/943.
Location in map:
Assessment
Scientifical assesment:
great
Educational assesment:
middle
Significance:
supraregional
Representativeness:
major
Geological importance:
geoturistic value
Excursion locality:
yes
Locality conditions:
no problems
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