Vápenice
General Characteristics
County (administration):
Olomoucký kraj
District (town):
Prostějov
Village:
Slatinky
Cadastre:
Slatinky
Map sheets:
24-22 Olomouc, 24-223 Náměšť n.H.
Technical object:
quarry
ID:
1821
Geology
Short characteristics of the site:
Moravosilesian Palaeozoic and Tertiary. Group of small abandoned limestone quarries exposing Devonian dolomites and the Lažánky Limestone. They are partly covered by Badenian calcareous clays and sands. Also Quaternary loess deposits occur locally. This locality is protected as a Nature Monument.
Regional geologic unit:
Bohemian Massif > Moravosilesian region > Moravosilesian Palaeozoicum;
Bohemian Massif > Moravosilesian region > Moravosilesian Palaeozoicum > Pre-flash Units > Drahany facial development
Stratigraphy:
Devonian, Givetian
Subject:
petrology
Geological phenomenon:
outcrop
Genesis:
sedimentary
Rock:
limestone, dolomite, clay, sand, loess loam
Territorial protection
Level of protection:
National nature monument
Additional information:
See the Digital register of the Agency for Nature Conservation and Landscape Protection of the Czech Republic AOPK ČR, code 6125 (Kosířské lomy)
Conflicts of interests:
waste disposal
References
- Šafář J. a kol.(2003): Olomoucko. In: Mackovčin P., Sedláček M.(eds): Chráněná území ČR, Svazek VI. Agentura ochrany přírody a krajiny ČR a EkoCentrum Brno,str.210 Praha.
Elaboration and Updating
Elaborated by:
Pavlína Jirková, 02.03.2010
Updated by:
Otava Jiří, 25.10.2011
Citation
The database Important geological localities of the Czech Republic: 1821 [online]. Prague: Czech Geological Survey, 1998 [cit. 2023-06-16]. Available from: https:// lokality.geology.cz/1821.
Location in map:
Assessment
Scientifical assesment:
minor
Educational assesment:
minor
Significance:
regional
Representativeness:
minor
Geological importance:
geo-regional value (mapping)
Locality conditions:
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