Housko - lom
General Characteristics
County (administration):
Jihomoravský kraj
District (town):
Blansko
Village:
Vysočany
Cadastre:
Housko
Map sheets:
24-23 Protivanov, 24-233 Ostrov u M.
Accessibility:
no traffic restriction ( by car)
Technical object:
guarry
ID:
3923
Geology
Short characteristics of the site:
Old abandoned quarry exposing a sequence of greyish and brownish greywackes and clayey siltstones of the Culm age. This sequence consists of rhythmites with alternation of graded bedded greywackes with clayey siltstones. Bioturbation is rich in greywackes together with current ripples. Convolute structures occur in finer grained greywackes and siltstones. This locality belongs to the Drahany Upland Area.
Regional geologic unit:
Bohemian Massif > Moravosilesian region > Moravosilesian Palaeozoicum > Pre-flash Units > Drahany facial development
Stratigraphy:
Lower Carboniferous
Subject:
geology, lithology, sedimentology
Geological phenomenon:
bedding, ichnofossil
Genesis:
sedimentary
Rock:
greywacke
Territorial protection
Level of protection:
Registered interesting geological localities
Conflicts of interests:
waste disposal
References
- Baldík, V. et al. (2016): Vysvětlivky k základním geologickým mapám České republiky 1 : 25 000 24-233 Ostrov u Macochy. MS Archiv České geologické služby
Elaboration and Updating
Elaborated by:
Roman Novotny, 15.04.2016
Updated by:
Kukal Zdeněk, 12.02.2018
Citation
The database Important geological localities of the Czech Republic: 3923 [online]. Prague: Czech Geological Survey, 1998 [cit. 2023-06-16]. Available from: https:// lokality.geology.cz/3923.
Location in map:
Assessment
Scientifical assesment:
medium
Educational assesment:
middle
Significance:
regional
Representativeness:
middle
Geological importance:
geo-regional value (mapping)
Locality conditions:
no problems
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