General Characteristics

County (administration): South Moravia Region
District (town): Brno-město
Cadastre: Brno-Černovice
Map 1 : 50 000 (sheet No): 2434, 24342
Geological region: Brno agglomeration, Tišnov &Kuřim basins
Accessibility: - special entry permit necessary (military area, quarry, private land)
Technical object: gravel pit
ID : 1536

Geology

Short characteristics of the site: Lower Badenian sands ('Brno sands') with intraclasts of Ottnangian, Karpatian and Lower Badenian dating based on foraminifera and clays were found in Brno-Černovice pit. Gravels of 'Tuřany terrace' are occuring on the overlaying formation of 'Brno sands'.
Regional geologic unit: Carpathian - Carpathian foredeep - Southern part of Carpathian foredeep
Stratigraphy: kenozoikum - neogén - miocén - střední miocén - baden - spodní baden (morav), kenozoikum - kvartér
Subject: sedimentology, geology, quaternary geology, economic geology
Geological phenomenon: river terrace, fluvial terrace, fossils fauna, concretion , lithological boundary, cliff, bedding, permafrost wedge
Genesis: sedimentary
Rock: sand, gravel, clay

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: waste disposal, open cast mining, reclamation

References

Müller, P., Novák, Z. et al. (2000): Geologie Brna a okolí.- ČGÚ. Praha.; Buriánek, D. et al.(2012): Vysvětlivky k základní geologické mapě ČR 1:25 000, list 24-342 Brno-jih. - MS, Česká geologická služba. PETROVÁ, P. – NOVÁK, Z. – VALEŠ, V. (1998): Zpráva z výzkumu vrtu Černovice HVI-61. – Geol. BUBÍK, M. – PETROVÁ, P. (2004): Foraminifery brněnských písků ve vrtu Černovice TGB-1. – Geol. výzk. Mor. Slez., 11, 14–17. výzk. Mor. Slez. v r. 1997, 5, 32.

Elaboration and Updating

Elaborated by: Tomanová Petrová Pavla, 05.11.03
Updated by: Tomanová Petrová Pavla 30.10.03, Tomanová Petrová Pavla 09.04.09, Tomanová Petrová Pavla 09.04.09, Tomanová Petrová Pavla 17.08.12, Tomanová Petrová Pavla 15.05.20, Tomanová Petrová Pavla 29.04.22

Citation

The database Significant geological localities of the Czech Republic: 1536 [online]. Prague: Czech Geological Survey, 1998 [cit. 2024-04-19]. Available from: http:// lokality.geology.cz/1536.

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