General Characteristics

County (administration): South Moravia Region
District (town): Znojmo
Cadastre: Tasovice
Map 1 : 50 000 (sheet No): 3413, 34131
Geological region: Neogene of the Carpathian foredeep - southern and central part
Accessibility: - no traffic restriction ( by car)
Technical object: guarry
ID : 752

Geology

Short characteristics of the site: Giant active quarry exploiting the Devonian arkoses, subarkoses and conglomerates. These sediments occur in a tectonically subsided block. They correspond to the Devonian Old-Red development. Total thickness of these Devonian sediments is 250 metres. Tectonically, stratigraphically and sedimentologically significant locality.
Regional geologic unit: Bohemian Massif - crystalline complex and pre-Variscian Palaeozoic - Moravosilesian region - Moravosilesian Palaeozoicum
Stratigraphy: paleozoikum - devon
Subject: sedimentology, stratigraphy, structural geology
Geological phenomenon: bedding
Genesis: sedimentary
Rock: sandstone, arkose, conglomerate, clay

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: exploitation

References

Batík, P. - Čtyroký, P. et al. (1982): Vysvětlivky k základní geologické mapě ČSSR 1:25 000 34-131 Šatov. - ÚÚG Praha. Dudek, A. (1960): Krystalické břidlice a devon východně od Znojma. - Sbor. Ústř. úst. geol., odd. geol, 26, 101-141. Praha.

Elaboration and Updating

Elaborated by: Čtyroký Pavel, 03.12.93
Updated by: Plíšek Antonín 04.02.03, Tomanová Petrová Pavla 25.09.12

Citation

The database Significant geological localities of the Czech Republic: 752 [online]. Prague: Czech Geological Survey, 1998 [cit. 2024-05-05]. Available from: http:// lokality.geology.cz/752.

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