Čertova kazatelna
General Characteristics
County (administration):
Plzeňský kraj
District (town):
Plzeň-město
Village:
Plzeň
Cadastre:
Plzeň, Radčice u Plzně
Map sheets:
12-33 Plzeň, 12-333 Plzeň
Accessibility:
no traffic restriction ( by car)
ID:
996
Geology
Short characteristics of the site:
Series of outcrops on the river bank. Exposures of sediments of the Central Bohemian Permocarboniferous, Nýřany Beds (Kladno Formation) and also lower parts of the Týnec Formation. Instructive section through Permocarboniferous sediments.
Regional geologic unit:
Bohemian Massif > Upper Carboniferous and Permian > Central and Western Bohemian Late Palaeozoicum
Stratigraphy:
Carboniferous
Subject:
sedimentology, geomorphology, stratigraphy
Geological phenomenon:
ripple marks, lithological boundary, horizontal section, slickenside, honeycombs, fossils-flora, stratotype, characteristic rock
Genesis:
sedimentary, weathering
Rock:
arkose, claystone, sandstone, siltstone, tuff
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 667 (Čertova kazatelna)
Part of national geopark:
Barrandien
Conflicts of interests:
without conflicts, private property, ground instability, vegetation
References
- Vítek J. (l987): Pseudokrasové tvary v karbonských sedimentech sz. od Plzně. - Čs. Kras 38, 125 - 127, Praha.
- J. Drábková – R. Lojka – Z. Šimůnek (2005): Paleoekologie a biostratigrafie jemnozrnných poloh defilé u Radčic (Kantabr, plzeňská pánev). Zprávy o geologických výzkumech v r. 2004, 30-33. ČGS Praha.
Elaboration and Updating
Elaborated by:
Jaroslav Kraft, 21.07.1993
Updated by:
Lojka Richard, 10.07.2010
Citation
The database Important geological localities of the Czech Republic: 996 [online]. Prague: Czech Geological Survey, 1998 [cit. 2023-06-16]. Available from: https:// lokality.geology.cz/996.
Location in map:
Assessment
Scientifical assesment:
extraordinary
Educational assesment:
major
Significance:
international
Representativeness:
major
Geological importance:
paleontological type locality, significant study profile, geo-historical value, geo-regional value (mapping), geoturistic value
Excursion locality:
yes
Locality conditions:
acceptable
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