Štola nad Švýcárnou
General Characteristics
County (administration):
Jihomoravský kraj
District (town):
Brno-venkov
Village:
Babice nad Svitavou
Cadastre:
Babice nad Svitavou
Map sheets:
24-41 Vyškov, 24-411 Jedovnice
Accessibility:
passable footpath
Technical object:
gallery
ID:
3706
Geology
Short characteristics of the site:
Geological section in the 320 m long adit includes granodiorite of the Brno Massif and limestones of the Josefov Beds. The locality is situated in the Protected Landscape Area Moravský kras - the Moravian Karst.
Regional geologic unit:
Bohemian Massif > Moravosilesian region > Moravosilesian Palaeozoicum > Pre-flash Units > Moravian karst
Stratigraphy:
Givetian, Neoproterozoic
Subject:
mining and mining impacts, geology, paleontology, mineralogy, structural geology
Geological phenomenon:
characteristic rock, mineral, bed, fossils fauna
Genesis:
magmatic, tectonic, sedimentary
Rock:
granodiorite, sandstone, limestone
Territorial protection
Level of protection:
Registred geological localities suggested to protection in Protected landscape area
Part of LEPA (Large-size especially protected areas):
Moravský kras
Conflicts of interests:
tourism
References
- Otava, J. et al (in prep.): Vysvětlivky k základní geologické mapě 1:25000 list Jedovnice 24-41
Elaboration and Updating
Elaborated by:
Jiří Otava, 16.09.2013
Updated by:
Kukal Zdeněk, 18.12.2017
Citation
The database Important geological localities of the Czech Republic: 3706 [online]. Prague: Czech Geological Survey, 1998 [cit. 2023-06-16]. Available from: https:// lokality.geology.cz/3706.
Location in map:
Assessment
Scientifical assesment:
great
Educational assesment:
major
Significance:
supraregional
Representativeness:
major
Geological importance:
significant study profile, geo-historical value, geo-regional value (mapping), geoturistic value
Locality conditions:
no problems
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