General Characteristics

County (administration): Zlín Region
District (town): Kroměříž
Cadastre: Zdounky
Map 1 : 50 000 (sheet No): 2442, 24424
Geological region: Pouzdřany, Ždánice & Zdounky units; Rača unit of the Chřiby Mts.
Accessibility: - no traffic restriction ( by car)
Technical object: guarry
ID : 1749

Geology

Short characteristics of the site: West Carpathians, Outer Group of Nappes. Abandoned quarry with massive sandstones and calcareous claystones of Paleogene age. Former exploitation of a sandstone. In this quarry some faunal remains were found. Interesting thermohaline vegetation with juniper. Nature Monument.
Regional geologic unit: Carpathian - Flysch belt - Outer (Menilit-Krosněny) group of nappes, Carpathian - Flysch belt - Outer (Menilit-Krosněny) group of nappes
Stratigraphy: kenozoikum - paleogén
Subject: paleontology, geology
Geological phenomenon: fossils fauna
Genesis: sedimentary
Rock: sandstone, claystone

Territorial conservation

Level of protection: Nature monument
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 (geology is important aspect of Biological declared Locality )
Conflicts of interests: without conflicts

References

Mackovčin P., Jatiová M. a kol. (2002): Zlínsko.In: Mackovčin P.a Sedláček M.(eds):Chráněná území ČR, svazek II.Agentura ochrany přírody a krajiny ČR a EkoCentrum Brno, str.80 Praha.

Elaboration and Updating

Elaborated by: Jirková Pavlína, 23.03.10
Updated by: Novotný Roman 28.10.12

Citation

The database Significant geological localities of the Czech Republic: 1749 [online]. Prague: Czech Geological Survey, 1998 [cit. 2024-04-20]. Available from: http:// lokality.geology.cz/1749.

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