General Characteristics

County (administration): South Moravia Region
District (town): Znojmo
Cadastre: Miroslav
Map 1 : 50 000 (sheet No): 3411, 34112
Geological region: Permo-Carboniferous and Tertiary of the Boskovice Ffurrow; Orlice Basin
Accessibility: - entry permit for car necessary
Technical object: guarry
Excursion locality: yes
ID : 764

Geology

Short characteristics of the site: Abandoned quarry in greyish-reddish Permocarboniferous conglomerates with interlayers of greywackes and arkoses. Interesting sedimentary textures, as mud cracks, ripple marks. Pebbles in the conglomerate consist of limestones of Macocha Fm., amfibolites and gneisses. Sedimentologically important locality.
Regional geologic unit: Bohemian Massif - superficial deposits and post-Variscian magmatites - Upper Carboniferous and Permian - Late Palaeozoicum of furrows
Stratigraphy: paleozoikum - perm
Subject: stratigraphy, sedimentology, lithology, botany
Geological phenomenon: mudcracks, ripple marks, outcrop, characteristic rock
Genesis: sedimentary
Rock: conglomerate

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 (geology is important aspect of Biological declared Locality )
Conflicts of interests: without conflicts

References

Mackovčin P., Jatiová M., Demek J., Slavík P. a kol. (2007): Brněnsko. In: Mackovčin P.(ed): Chráněná území ČR, Svazek IX. Agentura ochrany přírody a krajiny ČR a EkoCentrum Brno, str. 617-618, Praha.

Elaboration and Updating

Elaborated by: Květoňová, 25.05.90
Updated by: Gürtlerová Pavla 15.11.08, Gilíková Helena 01.11.08, Gilíková Helena 28.10.09, Gilíková Helena 29.07.11, Gilíková Helena 29.07.11

Citation

The database Significant geological localities of the Czech Republic: 764 [online]. Prague: Czech Geological Survey, 1998 [cit. 2024-04-26]. Available from: http:// lokality.geology.cz/764.

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