Josefov
General Characteristics
County (administration):
Jihomoravský kraj
District (town):
Hodonín
Village:
Josefov
Cadastre:
Josefov u Hodonína
Map sheets:
34-24 Holíč, 34-241 Holič
Accessibility:
no traffic restriction ( by car)
Technical object:
sand pit
ID:
2299
Geology
Short characteristics of the site:
Vienna Basin, Moravian part, Neogene. Old abandoned sand pit exposing loess and sand of the Gbely Formation (Neogene - Quaternary). Sands are calcareous, laminated, with some lenses of fine grained gravel. Gravel layers contain fragmental fauna. Wavy surface of a sand body is overlain by yellowish-brownish loess with typical columnar disintegration and numerous lime nodules.
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:
stratigraphy, sedimentology, paleontology, quaternary geology
Geological phenomenon:
characteristic rock, lime nodules , fossils fauna
Genesis:
aeolian (wind activity), sedimentary
Rock:
loess, sand
Territorial protection
Level of protection:
Registered interesting geological localities
Conflicts of interests:
without conflicts, vegetation, estates
References
- Novák Zd. a kolektiv autorů, 2002: Vysvětlivky k základní geologické mapě ČR v měřítku 1 : 25 000 list 34241 Holíč.- Česká geologická služba Praha.Novák Z., Tomanová Petrová P. (eds), Adámek J., Adamová M., Gnojek I., Havlíček P., Krejčí O., O. Neudert, Nováková D., Šikula J. (2009): Základní geologická mapa ČR 1 : 25 000 s Vysvětlivkami, 34-241 Holíč a 34-243 Tvrdonice. 52 str. ČGS Praha
Elaboration and Updating
Elaborated by:
Pavel Havlíček, 24.08.2004, Zdeněk Novák, 24.08.2004
Updated by:
Plíšek Antonín, 16.11.2004, Tomanová Petrová Pavla, 16.08.2016
Citation
The database Important geological localities of the Czech Republic: 2299 [online]. Prague: Czech Geological Survey, 1998 [cit. 2023-06-16]. Available from: https:// lokality.geology.cz/2299.
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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