General Characteristics
County (administration): Moravia-Silesian Region
District (town): Opava
Cadastre: Kravaře ve Slezsku
Map 1 : 50 000 (sheet No): 1532, 15324
Geological region: Quaternary - region of continental glaciation, Žitava & Vidnava basins; Osoblaha Cretaceous
Accessibility: - entry permit for car necessary
Technical object: loam pit
Excursion locality: yes
ID : 640
Geology
Short characteristics of the site: Old sand pit exposing a front moraine with variable grain-size. Sandy loam with scattered gravel prevails with some boulders of nordic erratics. Instructive section through till sediments.
Regional geologic unit: Bohemian Massif - superficial deposits and post-Variscian magmatites - Quaternary - Quaternary of deposition areas of Bohemian Massif
Stratigraphy: kenozoikum - kvartér
Subject: quaternary geology, petrology, sedimentology, geomorphology
Geological phenomenon: moraine, outcrop, characteristic rock
Genesis: glacigenic (glacier activity)
Rock: loam, sand, gravel
Territorial conservation
Level of protection: National nature monument
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 Locality)
Conflicts of interests: ground instability, vegetation
References
Macoun, J. - Šibrava, V. (1957): K otázce zalednění Hlučínska a Opavska. Antropozoikum, VII, 241-256. Praha. Elaboration and Updating
Elaborated by: Uhlířová Ivana, 29.11.93
Updated by: Nývlt Daniel 10.11.08, Nývlt Daniel 03.11.11 Citation
The database Significant geological localities of the Czech Republic: 640 [online]. Prague: Czech Geological Survey, 1998 [cit. 2024-03-29]. Available from: http:// lokality.geology.cz/640. Location in map:
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