General Characteristics

County (administration): South Moravia Region
District (town): Brno-venkov
Cadastre: Újezd u Brna
Map 1 : 50 000 (sheet No): 2443, 24431
Geological region: Neogene of the Carpathian foredeep - southern and central part
Accessibility: - passable footpath
ID : 3699

Geology

Short characteristics of the site: The outcrops of Carpatian grey clays and the Lower Badenian sandy limestones and sandstones. Clays are fossil-bearing, they contain rich association of foraminifers. The elevation slopes are covered by a thick layer of loess. The locality belongs to the southern part of the Carpathian Foredeep.
Regional geologic unit: Carpathian - Carpathian foredeep - Southern part of Carpathian foredeep
Stratigraphy: kenozoikum - neogén - miocén - střední miocén - baden - spodní baden (morav), kenozoikum - neogén - miocén - spodní miocén - karpat
Subject: sedimentology, lithology, geomorphology, botany
Geological phenomenon: fossils-flora, fossils fauna
Genesis: sedimentary
Rock: clay, limestone, sandstone, loess

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

Tomanová Petrová P. et al. (2013): Základní geologická mapa České republiky 1 : 25 000 s Vysvětlivkami 24-431 Šlapanice . Česká geologická služba. Praha.

Elaboration and Updating

Elaborated by: Tomanová Petrová Pavla, 10.09.13
Updated by: Kukal Zdeněk 26.09.17

Citation

The database Significant geological localities of the Czech Republic: 3699 [online]. Prague: Czech Geological Survey, 1998 [cit. 2024-05-03]. Available from: http:// lokality.geology.cz/3699.

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