Jakubčovice - lom
General Characteristics
County (administration):
Moravskoslezský kraj
District (town):
Nový Jičín
Village:
Jakubčovice nad Odrou, Heřmanice u Oder, Heřmánky
Cadastre:
Heřmanice u Oder, Heřmánky nad Odrou, Jakubčovice nad Odrou
Map sheets:
25-12 Hranice, 25-121 Odry
Accessibility:
entry permit for car necessary
Technical object:
guarry
ID:
1513
Geology
Short characteristics of the site:
Moravosilesian Palaeozoic, Lower Carboniferous. One of largest active quarries in the Czech Republic with several levels. Rocks are exploited for aggregate production. Sedimentary sequence belongs straitigraphically to the Hradec-Kyjovice Formation. Following main sediment types are present: Fine grained and medium grained conglomerates, greywackes, siltstones and silty shales with carbonate concretions. Sediments are folded and cleaved.
Regional geologic unit:
Bohemian Massif > Moravosilesian region > Moravosilesian Palaeozoicum;
Bohemian Massif > Moravosilesian region > Moravosilesian Palaeozoicum > Flysh units > Culm Measures in Jeseníky
Stratigraphy:
Lower Carboniferous, Visean (Middle Mississippian)
Subject:
petrology, sedimentology, stratigraphy, structural geology, economic geology
Geological phenomenon:
fold, lithological boundary
Genesis:
sedimentary, tectonic
Rock:
greywacke, clayey shale, siltstone
Territorial protection
Level of protection:
Registered geological localities suggested for protection
Conflicts of interests:
without conflicts
References
- Otava Jiří a kolektiv autorů, 2001: Vysvětlivky k základní geologické mapě ČR v měřítku 1 : 25 000 list 25121 Odry.- Český geologický ústav Praha
Elaboration and Updating
Elaborated by:
Jiří Otava, 22.10.2003
Updated by:
Plíšek Antonín, 18.01.2005, Otava Jiří, 04.11.2011
Citation
The database Important geological localities of the Czech Republic: 1513 [online]. Prague: Czech Geological Survey, 1998 [cit. 2023-06-16]. Available from: https:// lokality.geology.cz/1513.
Location in map:
Assessment
Scientifical assesment:
medium
Educational assesment:
middle
Significance:
regional
Representativeness:
middle
Geological importance:
significant study profile, geo-regional value (mapping)
Excursion locality:
yes
Locality conditions:
no problems
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