Nemilany
General Characteristics
County (administration):
Olomoucký kraj
District (town):
Olomouc
Village:
Olomouc
Cadastre:
Nemilany
Map sheets:
24-22 Olomouc, 24-224 Olomouc
Accessibility:
no traffic restriction ( by car)
Technical object:
sand pit
ID:
1539
Geology
Short characteristics of the site:
Freshwater Tertiary in the Bohemian Massif. Old vegetated sand pit. Fluvial sands and loesses of Pliocene age in the Upper Moravian Vale. The loess is on the top, underlain by gravel layer. On the base there are fine grained sands with limonite aggregates. Also soil horizon is present in this section.
Regional geologic unit:
Bohemian Massif > Tertiary > Terrestric Tertiary relics;
Bohemian Massif > Quaternary > Quaternary of deposition areas of Bohemian Massif
Stratigraphy:
Pliocene, Quaternary
Subject:
sedimentology, stratigraphy, mineralogy, quaternary geology
Geological phenomenon:
bedding, mineral
Genesis:
sedimentary
Rock:
loess, gravel
Territorial protection
Level of protection:
Registered geological localities suggested for protection
Conflicts of interests:
ground instability, vegetation
References
- Hrubeš M. a kol. autorů, 2000: Vysvětlivky k základní geologické mapě ČR v měřítku 1 : 25 000 list 24224 Olomouc.- Český geologický ústav Praha
Elaboration and Updating
Elaborated by:
Pavel Havlíček, 05.11.2003, Martin Hrubeš, 05.11.2003, J. Zapletal, 05.11.2003
Updated by:
Plíšek Antonín, 18.01.2005, Vít Jan, 18.05.2011, Vít Jan, 18.05.2011, Vít Jan, 03.11.2011, Kukal Zdeněk, 05.11.2012, Kukal Zdeněk, 20.11.2012
Citation
The database Important geological localities of the Czech Republic: 1539 [online]. Prague: Czech Geological Survey, 1998 [cit. 2023-06-16]. Available from: https:// lokality.geology.cz/1539.
Location in map:
Assessment
Scientifical assesment:
great
Educational assesment:
middle
Significance:
national
Representativeness:
middle
Geological importance:
Excursion locality:
yes
Locality conditions:
acceptable
You can send information about a change in the status of the site to lokality@geology.cz
