General Characteristics

County (administration): South Moravia Region
District (town): Brno-venkov
Cadastre: Ořechov
Map 1 : 50 000 (sheet No): 2434, 24342
Geological region: Letovice, Krhovice, Nectava and Svinov-Vranová crystalline complexes; Moravicum; crystalline complex of Miroslav horst; Brunovistulicum
Accessibility: - no traffic restriction ( by car)
Technical object: guarry
Excursion locality: yes
ID : 771

Geology

Short characteristics of the site: Abandoned quarry with biotite-hornblende diorite. Also its contact with intrusive biotite granite is exposed. Granite contains abundant diorite inclusions. Petrologically interesting locality.
Regional geologic unit: Bohemian Massif - crystalline complex and pre-Variscian Palaeozoic - Moravosilesian region - Brunovistulicum
Stratigraphy: kadomské stáří vyvřelin
Subject: petrology, structural geology
Geological phenomenon: characteristic rock, intrusion, dyke
Genesis: magmatic
Rock: granite, diorite

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: vegetation

References

Musilová, L. (1978): Enklávy v granodioritech brněnského masívu. - MS PŘF MU Brno.; Buriánek, D. et al.(2012): Vysvětlivky k základní geologické mapě ČR 1:25 000, list 24-342 Brno-jih. - MS, Česká geologická služba.

Elaboration and Updating

Elaborated by: Hanžl Pavel, 03.11.94
Updated by: Buriánek David 14.11.12, Buriánek David 19.11.14

Citation

The database Significant geological localities of the Czech Republic: 771 [online]. Prague: Czech Geological Survey, 1998 [cit. 2023-09-27]. Available from: http:// lokality.geology.cz/771.

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