General Characteristics

County (administration): South Moravia Region
District (town): Brno-město
Cadastre: Židenice
Map 1 : 50 000 (sheet No): 2434, 24342
Geological region: Brno agglomeration, Tišnov &Kuřim basins
Accessibility: - passable footpath
Technical object: sand pit
Excursion locality: yes
ID : 3647

Geology

Short characteristics of the site: Gravels of the Tuřany terrace of the final phase capping under laying loess cover with carbonate concretions (about 5 cm big).
Regional geologic unit: Bohemian Massif - superficial deposits and post-Variscian magmatites - Quaternary - Quaternary of deposition areas of Bohemian Massif
Stratigraphy: kenozoikum - kvartér - pleistocén - střední pleistocén, kenozoikum - kvartér - pleistocén - spodní pleistocén
Subject: quaternary geology, sedimentology
Geological phenomenon: lime nodules , river terrace, fluvial terrace
Genesis: aeolian (wind activity), aquatic (water activity)
Rock: loess, gravel, sand

Territorial conservation

Level of protection: Registered geological localities suggested for protection
Protection of a geol. phenomenon: B - Geological phenomenon is the reason for a recommendation to the protection
Conflicts of interests: without conflicts

References

Buriánek, D. et al.(2012): Vysvětlivky k základní geologické mapě ČR 1:25 000, list 24-342 Brno-jih. - MS, Česká geologická služba.;MUSIL, R. (1957): Osteologické nálezy ze štěrkovny pod Stránskou skálou. (Osteologische Funde aus der Schottergrube unterhalb von ”Stránská skála” bei Brünn).– Anthropozoikum 6, Praha. 55–70.; MUSIL, R. (1997): Tuřanská terasa Svitavy v Brně. – Geol. výzk. Mor. Slez. v r. 1999, 7, 25–26.

Elaboration and Updating

Elaborated by: Vít Jan, 22.11.12

Citation

The database Significant geological localities of the Czech Republic: 3647 [online]. Prague: Czech Geological Survey, 1998 [cit. 2024-05-05]. Available from: http:// lokality.geology.cz/3647.

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