Kokory
General Characteristics
County (administration):
Olomoucký kraj
District (town):
Přerov
Village:
Kokory
Cadastre:
Kokory
Map sheets:
25-13 Přerov, 25-131 Přerov
Accessibility:
no traffic restriction ( by car)
Technical object:
guarry
ID:
1070
Geology
Short characteristics of the site:
Abandoned quarry where a travertine was exploited. In the quarry and its surrounding two relics of Early Pleistocene travertine occur. They cover Devonian limestones. Travertine exhibits a blocky jointing. Very instructive locality.
Regional geologic unit:
Bohemian Massif > Quaternary > Quaternary of deposition areas of Bohemian Massif;
Carpathians > Carpathian foredeep > Middle part of Carpathian foredeep > Krhovice crystalline complex
Stratigraphy:
Quaternary, Givetian
Subject:
sedimentology, stratigraphy, petrology
Geological phenomenon:
lithological boundary
Genesis:
sedimentary
Rock:
conglomerate, limestone, travertine
Territorial protection
Level of protection:
Registered geological localities suggested for protection
Conflicts of interests:
without conflicts
References
- Barth, V. - Kopečný, V. - Panoš, V. - Pek, I. - Zapletal, J. (1971): Geologická exkurse do Hornomoravského úvalu a okolí. - PřF UP Olomouc. Tyráček, J. (1959): Geologické poměry pleistoceních travertinů v Kokorách u Přerova. - Anthropozoikum IX. Praha. Zeman, A. (1971): Pleistocénní fluviolakustrinní a fluviální sedimenty jižní části Hornomoravského úvalu. - Věst. Ústř. Úst. geol., 46, 1. Praha
Elaboration and Updating
Elaborated by:
Jan Zapletal, 29.09.1994
Updated by:
Otava Jiří, 04.11.2011
Citation
The database Important geological localities of the Czech Republic: 1070 [online]. Prague: Czech Geological Survey, 1998 [cit. 2023-06-16]. Available from: https:// lokality.geology.cz/1070.
Location in map:
Assessment
Scientifical assesment:
medium
Educational assesment:
major
Significance:
supraregional
Representativeness:
major
Geological importance:
significant study profile, geoturistic value
Locality conditions:
no problems
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