Hrušovany u Brna
General Characteristics
County (administration):
Jihomoravský kraj
District (town):
Brno-venkov
Village:
Hrušovany u Brna, Pohořelice
Cadastre:
Smolín, Hrušovany u Brna
Map sheets:
34-12 Pohořelice, 34-122 Pohořelice
Accessibility:
no traffic restriction ( by car)
Technical object:
gravel pit
ID:
3943
Geology
Short characteristics of the site:
The active gravel pit where sand with gravel are exploited. The total thickness of eploited materials is 22 metres. The sediments are of fluvial origin. They occur on a place where gravel transported by Svratka, Dyje and Jihlava has been deposited. Pebble and heavy mineral analyses bear an evidence for source area (provenance) of this clastic material. It comes from both Moldanubicum and Moravicum Zones. The deposits are of Mud Pleistocene and Lower Pleistocene ages. Large blocks (up to one metre across) on the base of a section occur and their occurrence and way of transportation are not yet clarified. The gravel and sand reserves are sufficient for buildng purposes. The locality belongs to the Neogene of the Carpathian Foredeep.
Regional geologic unit:
Carpathians > West Carpathian Quaternary > Quaternary of acumulative areas of West Carpathian
Stratigraphy:
Pleistocene
Subject:
quaternary geology, lithology, economic geology, sedimentology
Geological phenomenon:
outcrop, bedding
Genesis:
sedimentary
Rock:
gravel, sand
Territorial protection
Level of protection:
Registered interesting geological localities
Conflicts of interests:
reclamation, open cast mining
References
- Zeman, A. et al.(1980): Zpráva o přehledném výzkumu kvartéru a geomorfologie v úseku Jih se zaměřením na morfostrukturní analýzu pro vyhledávání ložisek přírodních uhlovodíků. – MS ČGS Praha
Elaboration and Updating
Elaborated by:
Petrová Pavla Tomanová, 30.08.2016
Updated by:
Havlíček Pavel, 08.09.2016, Kukal Zdeněk, 26.09.2017
Citation
The database Important geological localities of the Czech Republic: 3943 [online]. Prague: Czech Geological Survey, 1998 [cit. 2023-06-16]. Available from: https:// lokality.geology.cz/3943.
Location in map:
Assessment
Scientifical assesment:
great
Educational assesment:
major
Significance:
national
Representativeness:
major
Geological importance:
significant study profile, geo-regional value (mapping)
Locality conditions:
no problems
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