Pískovna pod Bílou Horou
General Characteristics
County (administration):
Jihomoravský kraj
District (town):
Brno-město
Village:
Brno
Cadastre:
Židenice
Map sheets:
24-34 Ivančice, 24-342 Brno jih
Accessibility:
passable footpath
Technical object:
sand pit
ID:
3647
Geology
Short characteristics of the site:
Gravels of the Tuřany terrace of the final phase capping under laying loess cover with carbonate concretions (about 5 cm big).
Regional geologic unit:
Bohemian Massif > Quaternary > Quaternary of deposition areas of Bohemian Massif
Stratigraphy:
Middle Pleistocene (Ionian), Lower Pleistocene
Subject:
quaternary geology, sedimentology
Geological phenomenon:
lime nodules , river terrace, fluvial terrace
Genesis:
aeolian (wind activity), aquatic (water activity)
Rock:
loess, gravel, sand
Territorial protection
Level of protection:
Registered geological localities suggested for protection
Conflicts of interests:
without conflicts
References
- Buriánek, D. et al.(2012): Vysvětlivky k základní geologické mapě ČR 1:25 000, list 24-342 Brno-jih. - MS, Česká geologická služba.
- MUSIL, R. (1957): Osteologické nálezy ze štěrkovny pod Stránskou skálou. (Osteologische Funde aus der Schottergrube unterhalb von ”Stránská skála” bei Brünn).– Anthropozoikum 6, Praha. 55–70.
- MUSIL, R. (1997): Tuřanská terasa Svitavy v Brně. – Geol. výzk. Mor. Slez. v r. 1999, 7, 25–26.
Elaboration and Updating
Elaborated by:
Jan Vít, 22.11.2012
Updated by:
Citation
The database Important geological localities of the Czech Republic: 3647 [online]. Prague: Czech Geological Survey, 1998 [cit. 2023-06-16]. Available from: https:// lokality.geology.cz/3647.
Location in map:
Assessment
Scientifical assesment:
medium
Educational assesment:
middle
Significance:
Representativeness:
middle
Geological importance:
geo-regional value (mapping)
Excursion locality:
yes
Locality conditions:
no problems
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