Mušlov

General Characteristics

County (administration): Jihomoravský kraj
District (town): Břeclav
Village: Mikulov
Cadastre: Mikulov na Moravě
Map sheets: 34-23 Břeclav, 34-231 Lednice
Accessibility: no traffic restriction ( by car)
Technical object: sand pit
ID: 3770


Geology

Short characteristics of the site: Badenian sands and biodetritic limestones (molluscs, algae) in the large former sand pity which belong to the Hrušky Formation, the Vienna Basin.
Regional geologic unit: Carpathians > Vienna Basin > Neogene of Lower Moravian Vale
Stratigraphy: Upper Badenian
Subject: geology, sedimentology, paleontology, stratigraphy
Geological phenomenon: fossils fauna, fossils-flora, characteristic rock
Genesis: sedimentary
Rock: sand, limestone


Territorial protection

Level of protection: Registered geological localities suggested for protection
Conflicts of interests: collection, vegetation


References
  • Hrabovský, J. (2009): Revízia červených rias (Rodophyta) vybraných lokalit badenu Moravy. – Diplomová práce, MS PřF MU. Brno.
  • Tomanová Petrová, P. – Turek, T. (2016): kapitola 5. Mušlov. - In: Tomanová Petrová, P. (ed): Excurion Guide, Molasse Meeting 2016 & 18th Conference on Upper Tertiary. 34-41. Masarykova Univerzita, Ústav geologických věd. Brno.
  • Tomanová Petrová, P. (2015a): Pod Mušlovem, Sedimenty hrušeckého souvrství (vídeňská pánev). In Buriánek, D., Gilíková, H: Exkurzní průvodce, Otevřený kongres České geologické společnosti a Slovenskej geologickej spoločnosti, Mikulov 14.-17. 10. 2015, s. 34-36. – Masarykova Univerzita, Česká geologická společnost. Brno. ISBN 978-80-210-7979-3

Elaboration and Updating

Elaborated by: Petrová Pavla Tomanová, 02.05.2014
Updated by: Tomanová Petrová Pavla, 24.06.2016, Tomanová Petrová Pavla, 04.12.2020


Citation

The database Important geological localities of the Czech Republic: 3770 [online]. Prague: Czech Geological Survey, 1998 [cit. 2023-06-16]. Available from: https:// lokality.geology.cz/3770.


Location in map:

Assessment

Scientifical assesment: medium
Educational assesment: major
Significance: national
Representativeness: major
Geological importance: significant study profile, geo-regional value (mapping), geoturistic value
Excursion locality: yes
Locality conditions: acceptable

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