Stará hora
General Characteristics
County (administration):
Jihomoravský kraj
District (town):
Brno-venkov
Village:
Újezd u Brna
Cadastre:
Újezd u Brna
Map sheets:
24-43 Šlapanice, 24-431 Šlapanice
Accessibility:
passable footpath
ID:
3699
Geology
Short characteristics of the site:
The outcrops of Carpatian grey clays and the Lower Badenian sandy limestones and sandstones. Clays are fossil-bearing, they contain rich association of foraminifers. The elevation slopes are covered by a thick layer of loess. The locality belongs to the southern part of the Carpathian Foredeep.
Regional geologic unit:
Carpathians > Carpathian foredeep > Southern part of Carpathian foredeep
Stratigraphy:
Lower Badenian , Karpatian
Subject:
sedimentology, lithology, geomorphology, botany
Geological phenomenon:
fossils-flora, fossils fauna
Genesis:
sedimentary
Rock:
clay, limestone, sandstone, loess
Territorial protection
Level of protection:
Registered interesting geological localities
Conflicts of interests:
vegetation
References
- Tomanová Petrová P. et al. (2013): Základní geologická mapa České republiky 1 : 25 000 s Vysvětlivkami 24-431 Šlapanice . Česká geologická služba. Praha.
Elaboration and Updating
Elaborated by:
Petrová Pavla Tomanová, 10.09.2013
Updated by:
Kukal Zdeněk, 26.09.2017
Citation
The database Important geological localities of the Czech Republic: 3699 [online]. Prague: Czech Geological Survey, 1998 [cit. 2023-06-16]. Available from: https:// lokality.geology.cz/3699.
Location in map:
Assessment
Scientifical assesment:
great
Educational assesment:
middle
Significance:
national
Representativeness:
major
Geological importance:
significant study profile, geo-regional value (mapping), geoturistic value
Locality conditions:
poor
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