Vranov u Stříbra
General Characteristics
County (administration):
Plzeňský kraj
District (town):
Tachov
Village:
Vranov
Cadastre:
Vranov u Stříbra
Map sheets:
11-44 Nýřany, 11-443 Stříbro
ID:
990
Geology
Short characteristics of the site:
Carboniferous relic basin with preserved coal seam. Some outcrops yielded fossil flora. The coal sweam could be correlated with the Nýřany seam (Westphalian D). Geologically important locality.
Regional geologic unit:
Bohemian Massif > Upper Carboniferous and Permian > Central and Western Bohemian Late Palaeozoicum
Stratigraphy:
Carboniferous
Subject:
paleontology, sedimentology, economic geology
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Territorial protection
Level of protection:
Registered interesting geological localities
Conflicts of interests:
others human activity, recreation
References
- Pešek, J. (1960): Geologie širšího okolí Vranovské separátní kamenouhelné pánvičky (V. od Stříbra). - Diplomová práce PŘF UK. Praha. Pešek, J. (1959): Příspěvek k poznání produktivního karbonu v okolí Stříbra. - Čas. min. geol., 5, 1, 71-74. Praha.
Elaboration and Updating
Elaborated by:
P. Vrána, 27.10.1993
Updated by:
Citation
The database Important geological localities of the Czech Republic: 990 [online]. Prague: Czech Geological Survey, 1998 [cit. 2023-06-16]. Available from: https:// lokality.geology.cz/990.
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