General Characteristics

County (administration): South Moravia Region
District (town): Brno-venkov
Cadastre: Žatčany
Map 1 : 50 000 (sheet No): 2443, 24433
Geological region: Neogene of the Carpathian foredeep - southern and central part
Accessibility: - access without footpath
Technical object: old mine workings
Excursion locality: yes
ID : 3066

Geology

Short characteristics of the site: Carpathian Foredeep, Quaternary. Fluvial sediments of the Litava River, mainly flood plain clays and sands. All of them are affected by former oil exploitation in the 20th century. Nature Monument.
Regional geologic unit: Carpathian - Carpathian foredeep - Southern part of Carpathian foredeep, Bohemian Massif - superficial deposits and post-Variscian magmatites - Quaternary
Stratigraphy: kenozoikum - kvartér, kenozoikum - neogén - miocén
Subject: mining and mining impacts, botany, geomorphology
Geological phenomenon: flood plaine, bedding
Genesis: anthropogenic (anthropogenic activity), sedimentary
Rock: sand

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: vegetation

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.330 Praha.

Elaboration and Updating

Elaborated by: Jirková Pavlína, 08.04.10
Updated by: Tomanová Petrová Pavla 28.09.11, Tomanová Petrová Pavla 31.05.21

Citation

The database Significant geological localities of the Czech Republic: 3066 [online]. Prague: Czech Geological Survey, 1998 [cit. 2024-05-01]. Available from: http:// lokality.geology.cz/3066.

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