Vracov - rokle
General Characteristics
County (administration):
Jihomoravský kraj
District (town):
Hodonín
Village:
Vracov
Cadastre:
Vracov
Map sheets:
34-22 Hodonín, 34-222 Vracov
ID:
2285
Geology
Short characteristics of the site:
Vienna Basin, Neogene. Erosional gully exposing sediments of the Bzenec Formation of Pannonian age consisting of whitish fine grained sands. On their base there is a layer of pebbly sand. Sands are fossiliferous, their heavy mineral association is as follows: Garnet, hornblende, zircon. Sands are mostly quartzose with some plagioclase and glauconite. Also micritized fragments of fossils were found.
Regional geologic unit:
Carpathians > Vienna Basin > Neogene of Lower Moravian Vale
Stratigraphy:
Neogene, Pannonian
Subject:
stratigraphy, sedimentology, paleontology, mineralogy, geomorphology
Geological phenomenon:
characteristic rock
Genesis:
sedimentary
Rock:
sand
Territorial protection
Level of protection:
Registered interesting geological localities
Conflicts of interests:
without conflicts
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:
Petrová Pavla Tomanová, 20.08.2004
Updated by:
Kukal Zdeněk, 22.10.2012
Citation
The database Important geological localities of the Czech Republic: 2285 [online]. Prague: Czech Geological Survey, 1998 [cit. 2023-06-16]. Available from: https:// lokality.geology.cz/2285.
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geo-regional value (mapping)
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