General Characteristics

County (administration): South Moravia Region
District (town): Brno-venkov
Cadastre: Babice nad Svitavou
Map 1 : 50 000 (sheet No): 2441, 24411
Geological region: Drahany and Mírov Culm; Moravian and Mladeč karst
Accessibility: - no traffic restriction ( by car)
Technical object: guarry
Excursion locality: yes
ID : 3331

Geology

Short characteristics of the site: A distinct symmetric syncline of X0 m order in limestone of the Macocha Formation (givetian) has subvertical axial plane running NNE-SSW, dip of axix to SW (220/22). View northwards. This locality is classified as a Nature Reserve in the Protected Landscape Area.
Regional geologic unit: Bohemian Massif - crystalline complex and pre-Variscian Palaeozoic - Moravosilesian region - Moravosilesian Palaeozoicum, Bohemian Massif - crystalline complex and pre-Variscian Palaeozoic - Moravosilesian region - Moravosilesian Palaeozoicum
Stratigraphy: paleozoikum - devon - střední devon - givet
Subject: structural geology
Geological phenomenon: fold
Genesis: sedimentary
Rock: limestone

Territorial conservation

Level of protection: Nature reserve in Protected landscape area
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)
Part of LEPA (Large-size especially protected areas): CHKO (Protected landscape area) - Moravský kras
Conflicts of interests: without conflicts

References

Musil et al. (1993): Moravský kras labyrinty poznání. 1993; Otava, J. et al (in prep.2013): Vysvětlivky k základní geologické mapě 1:25000 list Jedovnice 24-411

Elaboration and Updating

Elaborated by: Otava Jiří, 02.09.11
Updated by: Otava Jiří 02.09.11, Gürtlerová Pavla 20.09.13, Otava Jiří 03.10.13, Kukal Zdeněk 18.12.17

Citation

The database Significant geological localities of the Czech Republic: 3331 [online]. Prague: Czech Geological Survey, 1998 [cit. 2024-05-03]. Available from: http:// lokality.geology.cz/3331.

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