Pražský zlom
General Characteristics
County (administration):
Hlavní město Praha
District (town):
Praha
Village:
Praha
Cadastre:
Hloubětín
Map sheets:
12-24 Praha, 12-244 Praha východ
Accessibility:
passable footpath
ID:
214
Geology
Short characteristics of the site:
Tectonically isolated outcrop of Skalka Quartzite.(Ordovician, Dobrotivá Series). It is separated from claystones of the Záhořany Formation by an important tectonic feature - Prague fault.
Regional geologic unit:
Bohemian Massif > Bohemicum > Barrandien
Stratigraphy:
Paleozoic
Subject:
structural geology, paleontology, stratigraphy
Geological phenomenon:
fault, fossils fauna, cliff, slickenside
Genesis:
sedimentary, tectonic
Rock:
slate, schist, quartzite
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 1124 (Pražský zlom)
Conflicts of interests:
ground instability, vegetation
References
- Röhlich, P. (1960): Ordovik severovýchodní části Prahy. - Rozpr. Čs. Akad. Věd, Ř. mat. přír. Věd, 70, 1-64. Praha.
- Vorel, J. (1982): Pásmo pražského zlomu ve vnitřní Praze.- Věst. Ústř. Úst. geol., 57 (4), 219-225. Praha.
- Kříž (1985)
- Rohlich (1953
Elaboration and Updating
Elaborated by:
Jiří Kříž, 11.10.1993
Updated by:
Steinová Marika, 09.09.2009
Citation
The database Important geological localities of the Czech Republic: 214 [online]. Prague: Czech Geological Survey, 1998 [cit. 2023-06-16]. Available from: https:// lokality.geology.cz/214.
Location in map:
Assessment
Scientifical assesment:
extraordinary
Educational assesment:
major
Significance:
supraregional
Representativeness:
major
Geological importance:
paleontological type locality, significant study profile, geo-regional value (mapping), geoturistic value
Locality conditions:
no problems
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