General Characteristics

County (administration): South Moravia Region
District (town): Brno-město
Cadastre: Obřany
Map 1 : 50 000 (sheet No): 2432, 24324
Geological region: Brno agglomeration, Tišnov &Kuřim basins
Accessibility: - no traffic restriction ( by car)
ID : 3308

Geology

Short characteristics of the site: Carpathian Foredeep, southern part. Earth excavation in so called Brno Sand of Badenian age. Sands are current bedded with a layer of carbonate concretions. They are fossiliferous, contain abundant foraminiferal microfauna. bryozoa, ostracods, etc. Abundant clay fragments. Old, possibly Pleistocene landslide or mudflow deposit.
Regional geologic unit: Carpathian - Carpathian foredeep - Southern part of Carpathian foredeep
Stratigraphy: kenozoikum - neogén - miocén - spodní miocén - ottnang
Subject: sedimentology, paleontology
Geological phenomenon: erosion furrow, fossils fauna
Genesis: sedimentary
Rock: sand, clay

Territorial conservation

Level of protection: Registered interesting geological localities
Protection of a geol. phenomenon: C - Geological phenomenon is the reason for a registration in the database of CGS
Conflicts of interests: vegetation

References

Hanžl P. et al., 2011: Vysvětlivky k základní geologické mapě ČR v měřítku 1 : 25 000 list 24324, Brno sever.- Český geologický ústav Praha

Elaboration and Updating

Elaborated by: Pecka Tomáš, 02.06.11

Citation

The database Significant geological localities of the Czech Republic: 3308 [online]. Prague: Czech Geological Survey, 1998 [cit. 2024-05-06]. Available from: http:// lokality.geology.cz/3308.

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