Kelčany - Záhumenice
General Characteristics
County (administration):
Jihomoravský kraj
District (town):
Hodonín
Village:
Vlkoš, Kelčany
Cadastre:
Vlkoš u Kyjova, Kelčany
Map sheets:
34-22 Hodonín, 34-222 Vracov
Accessibility:
passable footpath
ID:
2282
Geology
Short characteristics of the site:
Vienna Basin, Neogene and Quaternary. Natural trench exposing Miocene sediments and Pleistocene loess. Miocene sediments consist of sands, silts and gravels. Loess is calcareous and contains layers of pebbly sand on its base. Pebbles are generally well rounded. Pebbly sands or of fluvial origin and of Middle Pleistocene age. Clast provenance and heavy mineral association were studied in detail.
Regional geologic unit:
Carpathians > Vienna Basin > Neogene of Lower Moravian Vale;
Bohemian Massif > Quaternary > Quaternary of deposition areas of Bohemian Massif
Stratigraphy:
Neogene, Quaternary
Subject:
mineralogy, sedimentology, stratigraphy, paleontology
Geological phenomenon:
characteristic rock
Genesis:
sedimentary
Rock:
loess, gravel, sand
Territorial protection
Level of protection:
Registered interesting geological localities
Conflicts of interests:
vegetation
References
- Novák Zd. a kolektiv autorů, 2000: Vysvětlivky k základní geologické mapě ČR v měřítku 1 : 25 000 list 34222 Vracov.- Český geologický ústav Praha.Novák Z., Tomanová Petrová P. (eds), Adamová M., Břízová E., Bubík M., Gnojek I., Havlíček P., Jurová Z., Havlín Nováková D., Stráník Z., Šikula J. (2009): Základní geologická mapa ČR 1 : 25 000 s Vysvětlivkami, 34-222 Vracov. 58 str. ČGS Praha
Elaboration and Updating
Elaborated by:
Miroslav Bubík, 20.08.2004, Eva Břízová, 20.08.2004, Pavel Havlíček, 20.08.2004, Z. Novák, 20.08.2004, Pavla Petrová, 20.08.2004
Updated by:
Plíšek Antonín, 16.11.2004, Havlíček Pavel, 04.09.2012, Kukal Zdeněk, 23.10.2012, Tomanová Petrová Pavla, 16.08.2016
Citation
The database Important geological localities of the Czech Republic: 2282 [online]. Prague: Czech Geological Survey, 1998 [cit. 2023-06-16]. Available from: https:// lokality.geology.cz/2282.
Location in map:
Assessment
Scientifical assesment:
medium
Educational assesment:
middle
Significance:
regional
Representativeness:
middle
Geological importance:
geo-regional value (mapping)
Locality conditions:
poor
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