Krhovice - lom
General Characteristics
County (administration):
Jihomoravský kraj
District (town):
Znojmo
Village:
Krhovice
Cadastre:
Krhovice
Map sheets:
34-13 Dyjákovice, 34-132 Božice
Accessibility:
no traffic restriction ( by car)
Technical object:
guarry
ID:
1413
Geology
Short characteristics of the site:
Carpathian Foredeep, Neogene. Abandoned quarry exhibiting basement rock association covered by a Neogene sequence. Among basement rocks amphibolite and hornblende gneiss prevails. Also pyroxene-garnet skarns and crystalline limestones are present. Neogene sediments consist of thin layers of sandy clays, sands and clays with coalified flora.
Regional geologic unit:
Bohemian Massif > Moravosilesian region > Moravicum
Stratigraphy:
Proterozoic
Subject:
petrology, sedimentology, stratigraphy, paleontology
Geological phenomenon:
lithological boundary, characteristic rock
Genesis:
metamorphic (general metamorphism), sedimentary
Rock:
amphibolite, skarn, marble, dolomite, clay
Territorial protection
Level of protection:
Registered interesting geological localities
Conflicts of interests:
without conflicts
References
- Dornič J. a kol. (1984): Vysvětlivky k základní geologické mapě ČSSR¨1 : 25 000 list 34132 Božice. - Český geologický ústav Praha
Elaboration and Updating
Elaborated by:
Zdeněk Novák, 11.11.2002
Updated by:
Gürtlerová Pavla, 12.12.2012, Kukal Zdeněk, 22.12.2012, Tomanová Petrová Pavla, 03.08.2016
Citation
The database Important geological localities of the Czech Republic: 1413 [online]. Prague: Czech Geological Survey, 1998 [cit. 2023-06-16]. Available from: https:// lokality.geology.cz/1413.
Location in map:
Assessment
Scientifical assesment:
medium
Educational assesment:
major
Significance:
national
Representativeness:
middle
Geological importance:
significant study profile, geo-regional value (mapping), geoturistic value
Locality conditions:
no problems
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