General Characteristics

County (administration): South Moravia Region
District (town): Brno-venkov
Cadastre: Babice nad Svitavou, Olomoučany, Adamov, Habrůvka
Map 1 : 50 000 (sheet No): 2441, 24411
Geological region: Drahany and Mírov Culm; Moravian and Mladeč karst
Accessibility: - no traffic restriction ( by car)
Excursion locality: yes
ID : 2895

Geology

Short characteristics of the site: Moravosilesian Palaeozoic, Devonian and Lower Carboniferous. Extremely interestng geological and archeological locality called Býčí skála (the Bull´s Rock). Deeply cut karst valley exposes basement granitoids of the Brno Massif and overlying basal Devonian Josefov and Lažánky limestones. Locally, in karst depressions, Lower Cretaceous Rudice beds occur. Devonian limestones are fossiliferous, with abundant stromatoporoids, corals and brachiopods. On adjacent plains many superficial karst features occur, such as karren fields and sink holes. Karst cave became famous by its archeological phenomena. National Nature Reserve in the Protected Landscape Area protects also vegetation with its beech woodland, oak woodland and rare calciphile flowers.
Regional geologic unit: Bohemian Massif - crystalline complex and pre-Variscian Palaeozoic - Moravosilesian region - Moravosilesian Palaeozoicum
Stratigraphy: paleozoikum - devon - střední devon - givet
Subject: geology, archeology, botany, geomorphology, history, hydrogeology, quaternary geology, mineralogy, paleontology, sedimentology, stratigraphy, structural geology, zoology
Geological phenomenon: karst, mudcracks, ripple marks, outwash fan, unconformity, incrustation, concretion , karst cave, krast pit, meander, pothole, spring, river source, abyss, rock arch, rock chimney, natural window, rock salient, cliff, varnished stone, karren, slickenside, tor, waterfall, fold, bed, sinkhole, swallow hole, fossils fauna, fossils-flora, stratotype, stony organ
Genesis: anthropogenic (anthropogenic activity), organogenic (activity of organisms), sedimentary, aquatic (water activity), gravitational, weathering
Rock: limestone

Territorial conservation

Level of protection: National nature reserve in Protected landscape area
Additional information: See the Digital register of the Agency for Nature Conservation and Landscape Protection of the Czech Republic AOPK ČR
Protection of a geol. phenomenon: A - Protected Area (declared as Geological and Biological Locality)
Part of LEPA (Large-size especially protected areas): CHKO (Protected landscape area) - Moravský kras
Conflicts of interests: tourism, recreation

References

Mackovčin P., Jatiová M., Demek J., Slavík P. a kol. (2007): Brněnsko. In: Mackovčin P.(ed): Chráněná území ČR, Svazek IX. Agentura ochrany přírody a krajiny ČR a EkoCentrum Brno, str. 691-693, Praha.

Elaboration and Updating

Elaborated by: Gürtlerová Pavla, 29.10.08
Updated by: Otava Jiří 03.11.08, Otava Jiří 23.09.13

Citation

The database Significant geological localities of the Czech Republic: 2895 [online]. Prague: Czech Geological Survey, 1998 [cit. 2024-05-05]. Available from: http:// lokality.geology.cz/2895.

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