Malhotice pískovna
General Characteristics
County (administration):
Olomoucký kraj
District (town):
Přerov
Village:
Malhotice
Cadastre:
Malhotice
Map sheets:
25-14 Valašské Meziříčí, 25-141 Kelč
Accessibility:
no traffic restriction ( by car)
Technical object:
sand pit
ID:
3873
Geology
Short characteristics of the site:
Lithostratotype of the Malhotice Formation, terrestric Pliocene. This unit is formed of calcareous sandstones with interlayers of conglomerates. The locality was recommended for protection. However it was completely filled with waste.
Regional geologic unit:
Bohemian Massif > Moravosilesian region > Moravosilesian Palaeozoicum > Maleník floe and surroundings
Stratigraphy:
Pliocene
Subject:
economic geology, sedimentology, stratigraphy
Geological phenomenon:
lithological boundary, stratotype
Genesis:
sedimentary
Rock:
clay, sand, gravel
Territorial protection
Level of protection:
Registered geological localities suggested for protection
Conflicts of interests:
reclamation, waste disposal, ground instability, open cast mining
References
- OTAVA, J.,ed. a kol. (2008): Vysvětlivky k základní geologické mapě České republiky 1:25 000 25-141 Kelč. Základní geologická mapa 1:25 000 České republiky. 176 s. – MS, Česká geologická služba. Praha.
Elaboration and Updating
Elaborated by:
Jiří Otava, 11.08.2015
Updated by:
Kukal Zdeněk, 20.12.2017, Vajskebrová Markéta, 26.02.2025
Citation
The database Important geological localities of the Czech Republic: 3873 [online]. Prague: Czech Geological Survey, 1998 [cit. 2023-06-16]. Available from: https:// lokality.geology.cz/3873.
Location in map:
Assessment
Scientifical assesment:
great
Educational assesment:
major
Significance:
national
Representativeness:
major
Geological importance:
significant study profile, geo-regional value (mapping), geoturistic value
Locality conditions:
ruined
You can send information about a change in the status of the site to lokality@geology.cz
