Babí lom u Strážovic
General Characteristics
County (administration):
Jihomoravský kraj
District (town):
Hodonín
Village:
Věteřov
Cadastre:
Věteřov
Map sheets:
34-22 Hodonín, 34-221 Kyjov
Accessibility:
no traffic restriction ( by car)
Technical object:
old mine workings
ID:
1136
Geology
Short characteristics of the site:
Old mining works. Historical exploitation of limonite and siderite in the conglomerates of the Ždánice-Hustopeče Formation of the Ždánice Unit. Limonite and siderite concretions in these conglomerates are as large as l m across. Historically and mineralogically significant site.
Regional geologic unit:
Carpathians > Flysch belt > Outer group of nappes
Stratigraphy:
Paleogene
Subject:
geology, mining and mining impacts, mineralogy
Geological phenomenon:
mineral
Genesis:
sedimentary
Rock:
conglomerate
Territorial protection
Level of protection:
Registered geological localities suggested for protection
Conflicts of interests:
reclamation
References
- Oppenheimer, J. (1916): Parahoplites Bigoureti Seunes und Lytoceras subtile Oppel aus den Blockenhäufungen von Stražowitz bei Gaya. ? Verh. Geol. Reichsanst., 259 - 262. Wien.
- Roth, Z. - Hanzlíková E. (1965): Původ slepence ždánicko-hustopečského souvrství od Strážovic u Kyjova - Věstník Ústředního ústavu geologického, 40, 1, 5 - 10. Praha.
- Soták, J. (1986): Stratigrafi a typológia vrchného triasu vo vonkajších jednotkách Západných Karpát (rekonštrukcia z redepozitov lokalizovaných na priestor sliezskej kordiliéry). - Zemný Plyn, Nafta, 31, 1, 1 - 53. Hodonín.
Elaboration and Updating
Elaborated by:
Miroslav Bubík, 28.06.2001
Updated by:
Plíšek Antonín, 20.08.2004
Citation
The database Important geological localities of the Czech Republic: 1136 [online]. Prague: Czech Geological Survey, 1998 [cit. 2023-06-16]. Available from: https:// lokality.geology.cz/1136.
Location in map:
Assessment
Scientifical assesment:
great
Educational assesment:
major
Significance:
regional
Representativeness:
middle
Geological importance:
geo-historical value, geo-regional value (mapping)
Locality conditions:
acceptable
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