Skalka
General Characteristics
County (administration):
Hlavní město Praha
District (town):
Praha
Village:
Praha
Cadastre:
Smíchov
Map sheets:
12-24 Praha, 12-243 Praha sever
Accessibility:
no traffic restriction ( by car)
Technical object:
guarry
ID:
952
Geology
Short characteristics of the site:
Series of outcrops and small old quarries exposing an interesting section through the Ordovician units. Šárka Formation, Skalka Quartzite and overlying claystones of the Dobrotivá Fomation are present. Interesting facial development of mentioned unit, also examples of Barrandian tectonic development.
Regional geologic unit:
Bohemian Massif > Bohemicum > Barrandien
Stratigraphy:
Paleozoic
Subject:
paleontology, stratigraphy, petrology, lithology, sedimentology
Geological phenomenon:
rock bag, fossils fauna, outcrop
Genesis:
sedimentary, volcanic
Rock:
quartzite, clayey shale
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 387 (Skalka)
Part of national geopark:
Barrandien
Conflicts of interests:
waste disposal, vegetation
References
- Kettner, R. (1920): Poznámky k tektonice motolského údolí u Prahy. - Čas. Nár. Mus., 1920. Praha. 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. Pouba, Z. (1949): Geologický vývoj motolského údolí. - Sbor. St. geol. Úst. Čs. Republ., 16, 799-843. Praha
Elaboration and Updating
Elaborated by:
Jiří Kříž, 10.11.1993
Updated by:
Steinová Marika, 18.09.2009, Steinová Marika, 23.11.2009
Citation
The database Important geological localities of the Czech Republic: 952 [online]. Prague: Czech Geological Survey, 1998 [cit. 2023-06-16]. Available from: https:// lokality.geology.cz/952.
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
Excursion locality:
yes
Locality conditions:
no problems
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