General Characteristics

County (administration): Ústí nad Labem Region
District (town): Ústí nad Labem
Cadastre: Mašovice
Map 1 : 50 000 (sheet No): 0241, 02411
Geological region: Czech Cretaceous Basin - Jizera Cretaceous & Cretaceous of the lower section of Labe River, Ploučnice, Kamenice and the Děčínský Sněžník Mt.
ID : 149

Geology

Short characteristics of the site: Stream valley with exposed flyschoid facies of the Březno Formation (Upper Cretaceous. Competent banks of calcareous sandstones alternate with softer calcareous claystones. Interesting weathering phenomena. Sedimentologically interesting locality.
Regional geologic unit: Bohemian Massif - superficial deposits and post-Variscian magmatites - Cretaceous - Czech Cretaceous Basin
Stratigraphy: mezozoikum - křída - svrchní křída - coniak
Subject: sedimentology, petrology, geomorphology
Geological phenomenon: river channel, waterfall
Genesis: sedimentary
Rock: claystone, sandstone

Territorial conservation

Level of protection: Interesting geological localities in Protected landscape area
Part of LEPA (Large-size especially protected areas): CHKO (Protected landscape area) - České středohoří
Conflicts of interests: without conflicts

References

Čech, S. et al. (1991): Vysvětlivky a Základní geologická mapa ČR 1 : 25 000, list 02-411 Ústí nad Labem. - MS Archiv ČGU, Praha. Shrbený, O. et al. (1967): Vysvětlující text k základní geologické mapě 1 : 25 000 list M-33-53-A-a. - MS Geofond Praha. Valečka, J. (1979): Paleografie a faciální vývoj severozápadní části české křídové pánve. - Sbor. geol. Věd, geologie, 33, 47-81. Praha.

Elaboration and Updating

Elaborated by: Cajz Vladimír, 03.12.93

Citation

The database Significant geological localities of the Czech Republic: 149 [online]. Prague: Czech Geological Survey, 1998 [cit. 2024-05-05]. Available from: http:// lokality.geology.cz/149.

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