General Characteristics

County (administration): South Moravia Region
District (town): Blansko
Cadastre: Březina u Křtin
Map 1 : 50 000 (sheet No): 2441, 24413
Geological region: Drahany and Mírov Culm; Moravian and Mladeč karst
Accessibility: - special entry permit necessary (military area, quarry, private land)
Technical object: guarry
ID : 3279

Geology

Short characteristics of the site: Moravosilesian Palaeozoic, Lower Carboniferous. Small abandoned quarry a sequence of greywackes of the Roztáň Formation. Greywackes are fine- up to medium-grained with interlayers of siltstones and clayey shales. Wavy boundaries between these two lithotypes. Also deeper washout structure with gravel fill on its base is present.
Regional geologic unit: Bohemian Massif - crystalline complex and pre-Variscian Palaeozoic - Moravosilesian region - Moravosilesian Palaeozoicum, Bohemian Massif - crystalline complex and pre-Variscian Palaeozoic - Moravosilesian region - Moravosilesian Palaeozoicum
Stratigraphy: paleozoikum - karbon - spodní karbon - kulm, paleozoikum - karbon - spodní karbon - kulm - visé
Subject: geology, paleontology, sedimentology
Geological phenomenon: outcrop, fossils-flora
Genesis: sedimentary
Rock: greywacke, conglomerate, shale

Territorial conservation

Level of protection: Registered interesting geological localities
Protection of a geol. phenomenon: C - Geological phenomenon is the reason for a registration in the database of CGS
Conflicts of interests: private property

References

Gilíková H. et al. (2010): Vysvětlivky k základní geologické mapě České republiky 1:25 000, 24-413 Mokrá-Horákov. – MS Čes. geol. služ. Praha.

Elaboration and Updating

Elaborated by: Gilíková Helena, 01.11.10
Updated by: Gilíková Helena 17.01.11, Otava Jiří 06.05.11, Otava Jiří 05.11.11

Citation

The database Significant geological localities of the Czech Republic: 3279 [online]. Prague: Czech Geological Survey, 1998 [cit. 2024-05-06]. Available from: http:// lokality.geology.cz/3279.

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