General Characteristics

County (administration): South Moravia Region
District (town): Brno-město
Cadastre: Maloměřice, Židenice
Map 1 : 50 000 (sheet No): 2441, 24413
Geological region: Brno agglomeration, Tišnov &Kuřim basins
Accessibility: - no traffic restriction ( by car)
Excursion locality: yes
ID : 3022

Geology

Short characteristics of the site: Moravosilesian Palaeozoic, Devonian. Outcrops in surrounding of Maloměřice limestone quarries. In lower slope parts biotite granodiorite of the Brno Massif crops out. It is overlain by bioclastic limestones of the Líšeň Formation. Interesting forest and steppe communities. Nature Monument.
Regional geologic unit: Bohemian Massif - crystalline complex and pre-Variscian Palaeozoic - Moravosilesian region - Moravosilesian Palaeozoicum
Stratigraphy: paleozoikum
Subject: geology
Geological phenomenon: outcrop, lithological boundary
Genesis: sedimentary, magmatic
Rock: limestone, granodiorite

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: without conflicts

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.265 Praha. Gilíková H ed. (2011): vysvětlivky Mokrá-Horákov. ČGS Praha

Elaboration and Updating

Elaborated by: Jirková Pavlína, 17.02.10
Updated by: Otava Jiří 04.11.11, Kukal Zdeněk 13.12.17

Citation

The database Significant geological localities of the Czech Republic: 3022 [online]. Prague: Czech Geological Survey, 1998 [cit. 2024-05-02]. Available from: http:// lokality.geology.cz/3022.

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