Obřany - brněnské písky
General Characteristics
County (administration):
Jihomoravský kraj
District (town):
Brno-město
Village:
Brno
Cadastre:
Obřany
Map sheets:
24-32 Brno, 24-324 Brno sever
Accessibility:
no traffic restriction ( by car)
ID:
3308
Geology
Short characteristics of the site:
Carpathian Foredeep, southern part. Earth excavation in so called Brno Sand of Badenian age. Sands are current bedded with a layer of carbonate concretions. They are fossiliferous, contain abundant foraminiferal microfauna. bryozoa, ostracods, etc. Abundant clay fragments. Old, possibly Pleistocene landslide or mudflow deposit.
Regional geologic unit:
Carpathians > Carpathian foredeep > Southern part of Carpathian foredeep
Stratigraphy:
Ottnangian
Subject:
sedimentology, paleontology
Geological phenomenon:
erosion furrow, fossils fauna
Genesis:
sedimentary
Rock:
sand, clay
Territorial protection
Level of protection:
Registered interesting geological localities
Conflicts of interests:
vegetation
References
- Hanžl P. et al., 2011: Vysvětlivky k základní geologické mapě ČR v měřítku 1 : 25 000 list 24324, Brno sever.- Český geologický ústav Prah
Elaboration and Updating
Elaborated by:
Tomáš Pecka, 02.06.2011
Updated by:
Citation
The database Important geological localities of the Czech Republic: 3308 [online]. Prague: Czech Geological Survey, 1998 [cit. 2023-06-16]. Available from: https:// lokality.geology.cz/3308.
Location in map:
Assessment
Scientifical assesment:
medium
Educational assesment:
middle
Significance:
regional
Representativeness:
middle
Geological importance:
geo-regional value (mapping), geoturistic value
Locality conditions:
acceptable
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