General Characteristics

County (administration): Moravia-Silesian Region
District (town): Frýdek-Místek
Cadastre: Bystřice nad Olší
Map 1 : 50 000 (sheet No): 2611, 26111
Geological region: Subsilesian & Silesian units
ID : 669

Geology

Short characteristics of the site: River bank with outcrops of the Menilitic Formation (Lower Oligocene) of the Subsilesian Unit. Common slump structures in the section. Sedimentologically interesting locality.
Regional geologic unit: Carpathian - Flysch belt - Outer (Menilit-Krosněny) group of nappes
Stratigraphy: kenozoikum - paleogén
Subject: sedimentology, stratigraphy
Geological phenomenon: outcrop
Genesis: sedimentary
Rock: claystone

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: water resources

References

Menčík, E. et al. (1983): Geologie Moravskoslezských Beskyd a Podbeskydské pahorkatiny. - 307 s., ÚÚG Praha. Menšík, E. et al. (1962): Vysvětlivky k základní geologické mapě 1 : 25 000 26-111 Bystřice nad Olší. - MS ČGÚ Praha.

Elaboration and Updating

Elaborated by: Eliáš Mojmír, 18.11.93

Citation

The database Significant geological localities of the Czech Republic: 669 [online]. Prague: Czech Geological Survey, 1998 [cit. 2024-05-07]. Available from: http:// lokality.geology.cz/669.

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