General Characteristics

County (administration): South Moravia Region
District (town): Brno-venkov
Cadastre: Malhostovice
Map 1 : 50 000 (sheet No): 2432, 24321
Geological region: Drahany and Mírov Culm; Moravian and Mladeč karst
Accessibility: - no traffic restriction ( by bus)
ID : 2990

Geology

Short characteristics of the site: Moravosilesian Palaeozoic, Middle Devonian. Rocky formation called Pecka (the Fruit Stone). Isolated elevation with abandoned quarry. Vilémovice Limestone of the Macocha Formation is exposed. Limestones contain interesting coral fauna with stromatopors, crinoids, etc. They are partly recrystallized. This limestone body represents relic of a coral reef. These resistant limestones crop out from a cover of calcareous clays of the Badenian age. This locality is classified as a Nature Monument.
Regional geologic unit: Bohemian Massif - crystalline complex and pre-Variscian Palaeozoic - Moravosilesian region - Moravosilesian Palaeozoicum
Stratigraphy: paleozoikum - devon
Subject: geomorphology, paleontology, sedimentology
Geological phenomenon: outcrop, fossils fauna
Genesis: sedimentary, organogenic (activity of organisms)
Rock: limestone

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: exploitation, waste disposal

References

Mackovčin P., Jatiová M., Demek J., Slavík P. a kol. (2007): Brněnsko. In: Mackovčin P.(ed): Chráněná území ČR, Svazek IX. Agentura ochrany přírody a krajiny ČR a EkoCentrum Brno,str.316 Praha.

Elaboration and Updating

Elaborated by: Jirková Pavlína, 12.12.09
Updated by: Gürtlerová Pavla 02.11.12, Kukal Zdeněk 13.12.17

Citation

The database Significant geological localities of the Czech Republic: 2990 [online]. Prague: Czech Geological Survey, 1998 [cit. 2024-04-24]. Available from: http:// lokality.geology.cz/2990.

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