General Characteristics

County (administration): Olomouc Region
District (town): Přerov
Cadastre: Kokory
Map 1 : 50 000 (sheet No): 2513, 25131
Geological region: Pliocene - Pleistocene of the Uppermoravia Valley, Mohelnice Furrow & Holešov platform
Accessibility: - no traffic restriction ( by car)
Technical object: guarry
ID : 1070

Geology

Short characteristics of the site: Abandoned quarry where a travertine was exploited. In the quarry and its surrounding two relics of Early Pleistocene travertine occur. They cover Devonian limestones. Travertine exhibits a blocky jointing. Very instructive locality.
Regional geologic unit: Carpathian - Carpathian foredeep - Middle part of Carpathian foredeep, Bohemian Massif - superficial deposits and post-Variscian magmatites - Quaternary - Quaternary of deposition areas of Bohemian Massif
Stratigraphy: kenozoikum - kvartér, paleozoikum - devon - střední devon - givet
Subject: sedimentology, stratigraphy, petrology
Geological phenomenon: lithological boundary
Genesis: sedimentary
Rock: conglomerate, limestone, travertine

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: without conflicts

References

Barth, V. - Kopečný, V. - Panoš, V. - Pek, I. - Zapletal, J. (1971): Geologická exkurse do Hornomoravského úvalu a okolí. - PřF UP Olomouc. Tyráček, J. (1959): Geologické poměry pleistoceních travertinů v Kokorách u Přerova. - Anthropozoikum IX. Praha. Zeman, A. (1971): Pleistocénní fluviolakustrinní a fluviální sedimenty jižní části Hornomoravského úvalu. - Věst. Ústř. Úst. geol., 46, 1. Praha.

Elaboration and Updating

Elaborated by: Zapletal Jan, 29.09.94
Updated by: Otava Jiří 04.11.11

Citation

The database Significant geological localities of the Czech Republic: 1070 [online]. Prague: Czech Geological Survey, 1998 [cit. 2024-04-28]. Available from: http:// lokality.geology.cz/1070.

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