General Characteristics

County (administration): Olomouc Region
District (town): Olomouc
Cadastre: Hněvotín
Map 1 : 50 000 (sheet No): 2422, 24224
Geological region: Drahany and Mírov Culm; Moravian and Mladeč karst
Accessibility: - no traffic restriction ( by car)
Technical object: guarry
Excursion locality: yes
ID : 1927

Geology

Short characteristics of the site: Moravian Palaeozoic. Abandoned quarry exposing a contact of the Devonian and Culm. Devonian limestones are dolomitic. Culm is represented by greenish greyish clayey shales and some greywackes. This contact between mentioned two units is of overthrust character. This locality should be protected.
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 - devon, paleozoikum - karbon - spodní karbon - kulm - visé
Subject: structural geology, sedimentology, petrology, stratigraphy
Geological phenomenon: characteristic rock, stratotype
Genesis: sedimentary
Rock: shale, limestone

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: waste disposal, vegetation

References

Hrubeš M. a kolektiv autorů, 2007: Vysvětlivky k základní geologické mapě ČR v měřítku 1 : 25 000 list 24224 Olomouc.- Český geologický ústav Praha.

Elaboration and Updating

Elaborated by: Hrubeš Martin, Zapletal J., 16.02.04
Updated by: Plíšek Antonín 16.02.05, Otava Jiří 05.11.11, Kukal Zdeněk 20.11.12, Kukal Zdeněk 13.12.17

Citation

The database Significant geological localities of the Czech Republic: 1927 [online]. Prague: Czech Geological Survey, 1998 [cit. 2024-05-05]. Available from: http:// lokality.geology.cz/1927.

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