Veselice lom
General Characteristics
County (administration):
Jihomoravský kraj
District (town):
Blansko
Village:
Vavřinec
Cadastre:
Veselice na Moravě
Map sheets:
24-23 Protivanov, 24-233 Ostrov u M.
Accessibility:
entry permit for car necessary
Technical object:
quarry
ID:
3924
Geology
Short characteristics of the site:
Small abandoned limestone quarry. The limestone is massive and of Middle Devonian age. Their cleavage and network of thin calcite veinlets is typical for it. In digging of ditch a tectonic contact between limestone and biotite-amphibole granodiorite was exposed. This locality belongs to the Moravský kras (Moravian Karst Area).
Regional geologic unit:
Bohemian Massif > Moravosilesian region > Moravosilesian Palaeozoicum > Pre-flash Units > Moravian karst
Stratigraphy:
Middle Devonian
Subject:
geology, structural geology, history
Geological phenomenon:
outcrop
Genesis:
sedimentary
Rock:
limestone
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:
Vít Baldík, 14.04.2016
Updated by:
Baldík Vít, 10.05.2017, Kukal Zdeněk, 12.02.2018
Citation
The database Important geological localities of the Czech Republic: 3924 [online]. Prague: Czech Geological Survey, 1998 [cit. 2023-06-16]. Available from: https:// lokality.geology.cz/3924.
Location in map:
Assessment
Scientifical assesment:
medium
Educational assesment:
middle
Significance:
supraregional
Representativeness:
middle
Geological importance:
geo-regional value (mapping)
Excursion locality:
yes
Locality conditions:
acceptable
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