Vyšní Lhoty
General Characteristics
County (administration):
Moravskoslezský kraj
District (town):
Frýdek-Místek
Village:
Vyšní Lhoty
Cadastre:
Vyšní Lhoty
Map sheets:
25-22 Frýdek - Místek, 25-221 Frýdek-Místek
Accessibility:
no traffic restriction ( by car)
ID:
3792
Geology
Short characteristics of the site:
Outcrops along the Hlisník Brook in Vyšní Lhoty expose claystones, siltstones and turbiditic sandstones of the Lhoty Formation (Lower Cretaceous, Silesian Unit) at its type locality.
Regional geologic unit:
Carpathians > Flysch belt > Outer group of nappes > Silesian Unit > Silesian Unit
Stratigraphy:
Lower Cretaceous
Subject:
stratigraphy, lithology
Geological phenomenon:
stratotype, characteristic rock
Genesis:
sedimentary
Rock:
claystone, sandstone, siltstone, volcaniclastic deposits
Territorial protection
Level of protection:
Registred geological localities suggested to protection in Protected landscape area
Part of LEPA (Large-size especially protected areas):
Beskydy
Conflicts of interests:
others human activity
References
- Paul, C. M., Tietze, E. (1877): Studien in der Sandsteinzone der Karpathen. - Jahrbuch der K.-k. geologischen Reichsanstalt, Wien, 27, 33–130.
- Hanzlíková, E. (1966): Die Foraminiferen der Lhoty-Schichten. - Čas. Morav. muz., vědy přír., 51, 95 - 132.
Elaboration and Updating
Elaborated by:
Miroslav Bubík, 08.10.2014
Updated by:
Bubík Miroslav, 27.11.2014
Citation
The database Important geological localities of the Czech Republic: 3792 [online]. Prague: Czech Geological Survey, 1998 [cit. 2023-06-16]. Available from: https:// lokality.geology.cz/3792.
Location in map:
Assessment
Scientifical assesment:
great
Educational assesment:
middle
Significance:
international
Representativeness:
major
Geological importance:
significant study profile, geo-historical value
Locality conditions:
no problems
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