General Characteristics

County (administration): Moravia-Silesian Region
District (town): Opava
Cadastre: Svatoňovice
Map 1 : 50 000 (sheet No): 1534, 15341
Geological region: Moravosilesian Devonian; Drahany, Mírov and Jeseníky Culm, incl. the Maleník block
Technical object: mine, guarry, shaft
ID : 2400

Geology

Short characteristics of the site: Moravosilesian Palaeozoic. Culm, the Moravice Formation. Nature Monument. Abandoned mine and adjacent quarry where roofing slates were exploited. The Moravice Formation is in flysch development with laminated siltstones and shales.
Regional geologic unit: Bohemian Massif - crystalline complex and pre-Variscian Palaeozoic - Moravosilesian region - Moravosilesian Palaeozoicum
Stratigraphy: paleozoikum - karbon - spodní karbon - kulm, paleozoikum - karbon - spodní karbon - kulm - visé
Subject: mining and mining impacts, petrology, structural geology, lithology
Geological phenomenon: outcrop, bedding
Genesis: sedimentary, tectonic
Rock: slate, schist, greywacke, siltstone

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 (declared as Geological and Biological Locality)
Conflicts of interests: tourism

References

Weissmannová H. a kol (2004): Ostravsko. In: Mackovčin P. a Sedláček M.(eds.): Chráněná území ČR, svazek X. Agentura ochrany přírody a krajiny ČR a EkoCentrum Brno, str.245 Praha.

Elaboration and Updating

Elaborated by: Jirková Pavlína, 26.02.10
Updated by: Otava Jiří 26.10.11

Citation

The database Significant geological localities of the Czech Republic: 2400 [online]. Prague: Czech Geological Survey, 1998 [cit. 2024-04-25]. Available from: http:// lokality.geology.cz/2400.

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