General Characteristics

County (administration): Moravia-Silesian Region
District (town): Frýdek-Místek
Cadastre: Třinec - Horní Líštná
Map 1 : 50 000 (sheet No): 2611, 26111
Geological region: Subsilesian & Silesian units
Accessibility: - no traffic restriction ( by car)
Technical object: guarry
Excursion locality: yes
ID : 662

Geology

Short characteristics of the site: Abandoned quarry with outcrops of Těšín Limestone (Berriasian) of the Silesian Unit of the Outer Carpathians. It consists of bioclastic limestones which are developed as a typical calcareous flysch. Sedimentologically and stratigraphiclly interesting locality.
Regional geologic unit: Carpathian - Flysch belt - Outer (Menilit-Krosněny) group of nappes
Stratigraphy: mezozoikum - křída - spodní křída - berrias
Subject: structural geology, stratigraphy, sedimentology, paleontology
Geological phenomenon: fossils fauna, ichnofossil, bedding
Genesis: sedimentary
Rock: limestone, claystone, siltstone, sandstone

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: waste disposal

References

Řehoř F., Řehořová M., Vašíček Z. (1978): Za zkamenělinami severní Moravy. - Ostravské muzeum, 1-279.Ostrava Vašíček Z. (1970): Zpráva o paleontologických výzkumech ve východní části těšnovicko-slezské jednotky v Moravskoslezských Beskydách a Pobeskydí. - Zpr. geol. Výzk. v R.1968, 210-213. Praha

Elaboration and Updating

Elaborated by: Vašíček Zdeněk, 25.11.93
Updated by: Bubík Miroslav 25.10.12

Citation

The database Significant geological localities of the Czech Republic: 662 [online]. Prague: Czech Geological Survey, 1998 [cit. 2024-04-28]. Available from: http:// lokality.geology.cz/662.

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