General Characteristics

County (administration): South Moravia Region
District (town): Břeclav
Cadastre: Kobylí
Map 1 : 50 000 (sheet No): 3421, 34214
Geological region: Pouzdřany, Ždánice & Zdounky units; Rača unit of the Chřiby Mts.
Accessibility: - no traffic restriction ( by car)
Technical object: guarry
Excursion locality: yes
ID : 681

Geology

Short characteristics of the site: Old sand pit with an outcrop of sandstones alternating with claystones. Typical example of a turbidite sequence. Stratigraphically belongs to the Submenilitic Formation. Stratigraphically and sedimentologically interesting site.
Regional geologic unit: Carpathian - Flysch belt - Outer (Menilit-Krosněny) group of nappes
Stratigraphy: mezozoikum - křída - svrchní křída, kenozoikum - paleogén - oligocén - spodní oligocén
Subject: stratigraphy, sedimentology
Geological phenomenon: bed
Genesis: sedimentary
Rock: sandstone, claystone

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: reclamation, waste disposal

References

Pícha, F - Hanzlíková, E. - Cicha, I. (1968): Geologie čejčsko - zaječské zony. - Sbor. geol. Věd, Geol., 13, 37-74. Praha. Čtyroký, P. (1992): Základní geologická mapa 1:25 000 a vysvětlivky, list 34-214 Čejkovice. - ČGÚ Praha.

Elaboration and Updating

Elaborated by: Čtyroký Pavel, 03.12.93

Citation

The database Significant geological localities of the Czech Republic: 681 [online]. Prague: Czech Geological Survey, 1998 [cit. 2024-05-04]. Available from: http:// lokality.geology.cz/681.

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