Komínky
General Characteristics
County (administration):
Zlínský kraj
District (town):
Kroměříž
Village:
Kostelany
Cadastre:
Kostelany
Map sheets:
25-33 Uherské Hradiště, 25-331 Halenkovice
Accessibility:
no traffic restriction ( by car)
ID:
1638
Geology
Short characteristics of the site:
West Carpathians, Račany Unit, Upper Paleocene, Lukov beds of the Magura flysch. Distinct rocks consisting of conglomerates and sandstones. Sandstones are medium- up to coarse grained with quartz, potassium feldspar, micas and also phyllite clasts. Rocky ridge is detached into individual forms, mostly along bedding planes and fissures. Their surface is covered with numerous meso- and microrelief phenomena, aeroxysts are extremely abundant. Nature Monument in the Nature Park Chřiby Mts.
Regional geologic unit:
Carpathians > Flysch belt > Magura group of nappes > Rača Unit
Stratigraphy:
Middle Paleocene (Selandian)
Subject:
geomorphology, mineralogy, geology
Geological phenomenon:
rock, frost cliff, weather pit, honeycombs, bed
Genesis:
sedimentary, frost weathering, weathering
Rock:
sandstone, conglomerate
Territorial protection
Level of protection:
Nature monument
Additional information:
See the Digital register of the Agency for Nature Conservation and Landscape Protection of the Czech Republic AOPK ČR, code 181 (Komínky)
Conflicts of interests:
others human activity, sports, tourism
References
- Mackovčin P., Jatiová M. a kol. (2002): Zlínsko.In: Mackovčin P.a Sedláček M.(eds):Chráněná území ČR, svazek II.Agentura ochrany přírody a krajiny ČR a EkoCentrum Brno, str.83 Prah
Elaboration and Updating
Elaborated by:
Pavlína Jirková, 25.02.2010
Updated by:
Novotný Roman, 28.10.2012
Citation
The database Important geological localities of the Czech Republic: 1638 [online]. Prague: Czech Geological Survey, 1998 [cit. 2023-06-16]. Available from: https:// lokality.geology.cz/1638.
Location in map:
Assessment
Scientifical assesment:
medium
Educational assesment:
middle
Significance:
regional
Representativeness:
middle
Geological importance:
geo-regional value (mapping), geoturistic value
Locality conditions:
acceptable
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