General Characteristics

County (administration): South Moravia Region
District (town): Znojmo
Cadastre: Křepice
Map 1 : 50 000 (sheet No): 3411, 34111
Geological region: Neogene of the Carpathian foredeep - southern and central part
Accessibility: - access without footpath
ID : 4101

Geology

Short characteristics of the site: Depression in a slope exposes a section of quartzone sandstones of the Ottnang (Neogene) age. According to exposed oblique bedding sedimentary environment of sands can be distinguished. They were deposited in foreset part of delta. Described sands are covered by aeolian loess, some ancient soils and fluvial sediments.
Regional geologic unit: Carpathian - Carpathian foredeep - Southern part of Carpathian foredeep
Stratigraphy: kenozoikum - neogén - miocén - spodní miocén - ottnang
Subject: geology, quaternary geology, lithology, sedimentology
Geological phenomenon: characteristic rock, fosil soil, bedding
Genesis: sedimentary
Rock: sand

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, exploitation

References

Matějovská, O. et al. (1987): Vysvětlivky k základní geologické mapě ČSSR 1 : 25 000 34-111 list Višnové. - ÚÚG Praha.

Elaboration and Updating

Elaborated by: Tomanová Petrová Pavla, 08.11.17
Updated by: Baldík Vít 22.02.18, Baldík Vít 22.02.18

Citation

The database Significant geological localities of the Czech Republic: 4101 [online]. Prague: Czech Geological Survey, 1998 [cit. 2023-12-08]. Available from: http:// lokality.geology.cz/4101.

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