General Characteristics

County (administration): Olomouc Region
District (town): Olomouc
Cadastre: Olomouc
Map 1 : 50 000 (sheet No): 2422, 24224
Geological region: Pliocene - Pleistocene of the Uppermoravia Valley, Mohelnice Furrow & Holešov platform
Accessibility: - entry permit for car necessary
Technical object: loam pit
Excursion locality: yes
ID : 1538

Geology

Short characteristics of the site: Quaternary, Pliocene, Upper Moravian Vale. Active brickyard exposing Quaternary and Pliocene deposits. Loess with calcite aggregates on the top, underlain by thin gravel layer. Below Pliocene yellowish sands and clayey sands occur. Underlying clays and sandy clays (Badenian) contain gypsum crystals. Recent tectonics in a form of small faults is visible.
Regional geologic unit: Carpathian - Carpathian foredeep - Southern part of Carpathian foredeep, Bohemian Massif - superficial deposits and post-Variscian magmatites - Quaternary - Quaternary of deposition areas of Bohemian Massif
Stratigraphy: kenozoikum - terciér (paleogén - neogén), kenozoikum - kvartér
Subject: stratigraphy, mineralogy, petrology, sedimentology, quaternary geology
Geological phenomenon: concretion , bedding
Genesis: aeolian (wind activity), sedimentary
Rock: loess, sand, clay

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: others human activity, exploitation

References

Hrubeš M. a kolektiv autorů, 2000: Vysvětlivky k základní geologické mapě ČR v měřítku 1 : 25 000 list 24224 Olomouc.- Český geologický ústav Praha.

Elaboration and Updating

Elaborated by: Havlíček Pavel,Hrubeš Martin,Zapletal J., 05.11.03
Updated by: Plíšek Antonín 16.11.04, Vít Jan 18.05.11, Kukal Zdeněk 05.11.12, Kukal Zdeněk 20.11.12, Havlíček Pavel 14.08.03, Kukal Zdeněk 29.12.17

Citation

The database Significant geological localities of the Czech Republic: 1538 [online]. Prague: Czech Geological Survey, 1998 [cit. 2024-04-20]. Available from: http:// lokality.geology.cz/1538.

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