General Characteristics

County (administration): Zlín Region
District (town): Vsetín
Cadastre: Horní Bečva
Map 1 : 50 000 (sheet No): 2523, 25234
Geological region: Subsilesian & Silesian units
Accessibility: - no traffic restriction ( by car)
Technical object: guarry
Excursion locality: yes
ID : 2661

Geology

Short characteristics of the site: Abandoned quarry is refrence locality of the Ciężkowice Sandstones (Rožnov Formation, Silesian Unit) for the geological map sheet Horní Bečva
Regional geologic unit: Carpathian - Flysch belt - Outer (Menilit-Krosněny) group of nappes
Stratigraphy: kenozoikum - paleogén
Subject: economic geology, geology
Geological phenomenon: bed
Genesis: sedimentary
Rock: sandstone, conglomerate, siltstone

Territorial conservation

Level of protection: Interesting geological localities in Protected landscape area
Protection of a geol. phenomenon: C - Geological phenomenon is the reason for a registration in the database of CGS
Part of LEPA (Large-size especially protected areas): CHKO (Protected landscape area) - Beskydy
Conflicts of interests: without conflicts

References

Bubík M. et al.(2006): Vysvětlivky k základní geologické mapě ČR 1:25 000, list 25-234 Horní Bečva, - MS, ČGS

Elaboration and Updating

Elaborated by: Bubík Miroslav, 18.01.07
Updated by: Bubík Miroslav 17.04.12

Citation

The database Significant geological localities of the Czech Republic: 2661 [online]. Prague: Czech Geological Survey, 1998 [cit. 2024-05-06]. Available from: http:// lokality.geology.cz/2661.

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