Jarcovská kula
General Characteristics
County (administration):
Zlínský kraj
District (town):
Vsetín
Village:
Jarcová
Cadastre:
Jarcová
Map sheets:
25-14 Valašské Meziříčí, 25-144 Jablůnka
Accessibility:
passable footpath
ID:
1643
Geology
Short characteristics of the site:
Rock formation near Jarcova is brown, rusty weathered coarse-grained sandstone. Above it is the position of conglomerates. The contact is uneven, erosive. Conglomerate containing the poorly processed fragments of quartz and metamorphic rocks in coarse-grained sandstone matrix.
Regional geologic unit:
Carpathians > Flysch belt > Magura group of nappes > Rača Unit
Stratigraphy:
Upper Cretaceous
Subject:
geomorphology, geology, lithology
Geological phenomenon:
rock pillar, selective erosion, honeycombs
Genesis:
sedimentary, 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 2041 (Jarcovská kula)
Conflicts of interests:
recreation, sports
References
- Krejčí O. et al. (2012): Vysvětlivky k základní geologické mapě České republiky 1 : 25 list 25-144 Jablůnka.
- 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.173 Praha
Elaboration and Updating
Elaborated by:
Pavlína Jirková, 20.04.2010
Updated by:
Havlín Aleš, 20.04.2012, Krejčí Oldřich, 18.10.2012, Krejčí Oldřich, 18.10.2012
Citation
The database Important geological localities of the Czech Republic: 1643 [online]. Prague: Czech Geological Survey, 1998 [cit. 2023-06-16]. Available from: https:// lokality.geology.cz/1643.
Location in map:
Assessment
Scientifical assesment:
medium
Educational assesment:
middle
Significance:
supraregional
Representativeness:
major
Geological importance:
significant study profile, geo-regional value (mapping), geoturistic value
Excursion locality:
yes
Locality conditions:
no problems
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