Viselec
General Characteristics
County (administration):
Ústecký kraj
District (town):
Litoměřice
Village:
Křesín
Cadastre:
Křesín
Map sheets:
02-43 Litoměřice, 02-433 Libochovice
Accessibility:
no traffic restriction ( by car)
Technical object:
loam pit
ID:
985
Geology
Short characteristics of the site:
An abandoned marl pit with exposures of Cretaceous marlstones, partly siliceous (unit Xd). A rich assemblage of macro- and microfauna. A paleontologically and stratigaphically important locality.
Regional geologic unit:
Bohemian Massif > Cretaceous of the Bohemian Massif > Bohemian Cretaceous Basin > Bohemian Cretaceous Basin
Stratigraphy:
Coniacian
Subject:
stratigraphy, paleontology
Geological phenomenon:
lithological boundary, fossils fauna, characteristic rock
Genesis:
sedimentary
Rock:
marlstone
Territorial protection
Level of protection:
Registered interesting geological localities
Conflicts of interests:
waste disposal, vegetation
References
- Čech, S. et al. (1980): Revision of the Upper Cretaceous stratigraphy of the Bohemian Cretaceous Basin. - Věst. Ústř. Úst. geol., 55, 5, 277-296. Praha.
- Váně, M. (1979): Nové pohledy na členění svrchního turonu a coniaku v území mezi Roudnicí nad Labem, Louny a Mostem. - Sbor. Severočes. Mus., přír. vědy, 11, 235-260. Liberec.
Elaboration and Updating
Elaborated by:
Přemysl Zelenka, 11.01.1994
Updated by:
Adamovič Jiří, 17.02.2007, Zelenka Přemysl, 01.08.2007, Zelenka Přemysl, 24.09.2009, Zelenka Přemysl, 12.05.2015, Vajskebrová Markéta, 01.09.2021
Citation
The database Important geological localities of the Czech Republic: 985 [online]. Prague: Czech Geological Survey, 1998 [cit. 2023-06-16]. Available from: https:// lokality.geology.cz/985.
Location in map:
Assessment
Scientifical assesment:
great
Educational assesment:
middle
Significance:
national
Representativeness:
middle
Geological importance:
significant study profile, geo-regional value (mapping)
Locality conditions:
poor
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