General Characteristics

County (administration): Zlín Region
District (town): Uherské Hradiště
Cadastre: Boršice
Map 1 : 50 000 (sheet No): 2533, 25333
Geological region: Neogene of the Vienna Basin
Accessibility: - no traffic restriction ( by car)
Technical object: gravel pit
Excursion locality: yes
ID : 643

Geology

Short characteristics of the site: Old gravel pit exposing24 - 30 m thick alluvial fan. Its formation was bound to the tectonic uplift of the Chřiby and also to climatic changes. Geologically significant locality (Permaphrost, ice wedges, cryoturbations, + porcelanites from Medlovice.
Regional geologic unit: Carpathian - West Carpathiqan Quaternary
Stratigraphy: kenozoikum - kvartér, kenozoikum - kvartér - pleistocén
Subject: sedimentology, zoology, quaternary geology
Geological phenomenon: porcelanites, unconformity, permafrost wedge, outwash fan
Genesis: aquatic (water activity), frost weathering
Rock: gravel, sand, porcelanite

Territorial conservation

Level of protection: Registered geological localities suggested for protection
Protection of a geol. phenomenon: B - Geological phenomenon is the reason for a recommendation to the protection
Conflicts of interests: agriculture, private property

References

Czudek, T. - Havlíček, P. - Kovanda, J. (1985): Paleogeografický význam náplavového kužele JV. od Boršic u Buchlovic. - Čas. min. geol., 30, 2, 185-198. Praha.

Elaboration and Updating

Elaborated by: Havlíček Pavel, 29.11.93
Updated by: Havlíček Pavel 01.06.11

Citation

The database Significant geological localities of the Czech Republic: 643 [online]. Prague: Czech Geological Survey, 1998 [cit. 2024-05-04]. Available from: http:// lokality.geology.cz/643.

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