Vidče - kamenné koule
General Characteristics
County (administration):
Zlínský kraj
District (town):
Vsetín
Village:
Vidče
Cadastre:
Vidče
Map sheets:
25-23 Rožnov pod Radhoštěm, 25-233 Valašská Bystřice
Accessibility:
no traffic restriction ( by car)
ID:
3431
Geology
Short characteristics of the site:
Up to 10 m thick turbidite sandstone banks exposed in the abandoned quarries enclose the spherical sandstone bodies up to 2 m in diameter. They are product of diagenesis and can be classified as concretions. The sandstones are part of Paleocene Soláň Formation (Rača Unit of the Magura Group of Nappes). This locality is situated in the Protected Landscape Area Beskydy.
Regional geologic unit:
Carpathians > Flysch belt > Magura group of nappes > Rača Unit
Stratigraphy:
Paleocene
Subject:
petrology, sedimentology
Geological phenomenon:
concretion
Genesis:
sedimentary
Rock:
sandstone, claystone, siltstone, conglomerate
Territorial protection
Level of protection:
Interesting geological localities in Protected landscape area
Part of LEPA (Large-size especially protected areas):
Beskydy
Conflicts of interests:
without conflicts
References
- Bubík M.et al. (2008): Základní geologická mapa České republiky 1 : 25 000 s Vysvětlivkami 25- 233 Valašská Bystřice. Česká geologická služba. Praha
Elaboration and Updating
Elaborated by:
Pavla Gürtlerová, 17.02.2012
Updated by:
Bubík Miroslav, 27.02.2012, Kukal Zdeněk, 29.12.2017
Citation
The database Important geological localities of the Czech Republic: 3431 [online]. Prague: Czech Geological Survey, 1998 [cit. 2023-06-16]. Available from: https:// lokality.geology.cz/3431.
Location in map:
Assessment
Scientifical assesment:
minor
Educational assesment:
minor
Significance:
regional
Representativeness:
middle
Geological importance:
geo-regional value (mapping), geoturistic value
Excursion locality:
yes
Locality conditions:
poor
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