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General Characteristics
County (administration):
Jihomoravský kraj
District (town):
Brno-venkov, Brno-město
Village:
Kanice, Brno
Cadastre:
Kanice, Maloměřice
Map sheets:
24-41 Vyškov, 24-413 Mokrá
Accessibility:
entry permit for car necessary
Technical object:
guarry
ID:
3273
Geology
Short characteristics of the site:
Transgression of Jurassic (Oxfordian) platform carbonates over folded Tournaisian calciturbidites. Shallow-water bioclastic limestones are fossiliferous, silicified limestones with cherts are of deep water origin. This locality is recommended for protection.
Regional geologic unit:
Bohemian Massif > Moravosilesian region > Moravosilesian Palaeozoicum;
Bohemian Massif > Moravosilesian region > Moravosilesian Palaeozoicum > Pre-flash Units > Moravian karst
Stratigraphy:
Jurassic, Tournaisian (Lower Mississippian)
Subject:
geology, lithology, paleontology, sedimentology, structural geology
Geological phenomenon:
transgression, fold, karst cave
Genesis:
sedimentary, tectonic
Rock:
limestone, clayey shale, marlstone, breccia
Territorial protection
Level of protection:
Registered geological localities suggested for protection
Conflicts of interests:
reclamation, ground instability
References
- GilÃková H. et al. (2010): VysvÄ›tlivky k základnà geologické mapÄ› ÄŒeské republiky 1:25 000, 24-413 Mokrá-Horákov. – MS ÄŒes. geol. služ. Praha
Elaboration and Updating
Elaborated by:
Helena GilÃková, 01.11.2010
Updated by:
GilÃková Helena, 14.01.2011, Otava JiÅ™Ã, 05.11.2011, Kukal ZdenÄ›k, 18.12.2017
Citation
The database Important geological localities of the Czech Republic: 3273 [online]. Prague: Czech Geological Survey, 1998 [cit. 2023-06-16]. Available from: https:// lokality.geology.cz/3273.
Location in map:
Assessment
Scientifical assesment:
great
Educational assesment:
major
Significance:
international
Representativeness:
major
Geological importance:
paleontological type locality, significant study profile, geo-historical value, geo-regional value (mapping), geoturistic value
Excursion locality:
yes
Locality conditions:
no problems
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