General Characteristics

County (administration): South Moravia Region
District (town): Brno-venkov
Cadastre: Oslavany
Map 1 : 50 000 (sheet No): 2434, 24341
Geological region: Neogene of the Carpathian foredeep - southern and central part
Accessibility: - no traffic restriction ( by car)
Technical object: sand pit
Excursion locality: yes
ID : 2871

Geology

Short characteristics of the site: Carpathian Foredeep, Neogene. Old abandoned sand pit. Exposed sands are medium- up to coarse-grained with characteristic structure of agitated shallow water depositional environment. Erosional depressions are filled by silts and clays. This locality represents a holostratotype of the Lower Badenian.
Regional geologic unit: Carpathian - Carpathian foredeep - Southern part of Carpathian foredeep
Stratigraphy: kenozoikum - neogén
Subject: geology, sedimentology, stratigraphy
Geological phenomenon: stratotype, ripple marks, bedding, fossils fauna
Genesis: sedimentary
Rock: sand

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, reclamation

References

Cicha, I. (1978): Moravien: Oslavany.- In: Papp, A. - Cicha, I. - Seneš, J. - Steininger, F.: M4 Badenien (Moravien, Wielicien, Kosovien). - Chronostratigraphie und Neostratotypen, Miozän der Zentralen Paratethys, Bd. VI, 146-148. Bratislava.; Nehyba, S. (2016): 3-Oslavany. - In: Tomanová Petrová, P. (ed): Excurion Guide, Molasse Meeting 2016 & 18th Conference on Upper Tertiary. 20-27, Masarykova Univerzita, Ústav geologických věd. Brno

Elaboration and Updating

Elaborated by: Tomanová Petrová Pavla, 30.07.08
Updated by: Tomanová Petrová Pavla 01.08.12, Tomanová Petrová Pavla 01.07.16

Citation

The database Significant geological localities of the Czech Republic: 2871 [online]. Prague: Czech Geological Survey, 1998 [cit. 2024-04-19]. Available from: http:// lokality.geology.cz/2871.

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