Karpentná – pod Zámčiskem
General Characteristics
County (administration):
Moravskoslezský kraj
District (town):
Frýdek-Místek
Village:
Vendryně
Cadastre:
Vendryně
Map sheets:
26-11 Jablunkov, 26-111 Bystřice
Accessibility:
no traffic restriction ( by car)
ID:
4169
Geology
Short characteristics of the site:
In steep rocky rivercut of Olše River, the uppermost part of the Vendryně Formation with the Ropica Horizon and base of the Těšín Limestone Formation is exposed. The strata belong to the Silesian Unit. The locality shows the best exposed transition of mentioned formations in Moravia.
Regional geologic unit:
Carpathians > Flysch belt > Outer group of nappes > Silesian Unit
Stratigraphy:
Jurassic
Subject:
stratigraphy, paleontology, archeology, sedimentology
Geological phenomenon:
stratigraphic boundary, fossils fauna
Genesis:
sedimentary
Rock:
limestone, claystone, marlstone, conglomerate
Territorial protection
Level of protection:
Registered geological localities suggested for protection
Conflicts of interests:
without conflicts
References
- Menčík, E. et al. (1983): Geologie Moravskoslezských Beskyd a Podbeskydské pahorkatiny. - Ústřední ústav geologický, Praha, 1-304. Vašíček, Z. (2009): Information on the Ropice Horizon in the territory of the Czech Republic (Late Jurassic, Silesian Unit of Outer Western Carpathians). Geologia (AGH), 35, 3/1, 103-104
Elaboration and Updating
Elaborated by:
Miroslav Bubík, 01.11.2019
Updated by:
Citation
The database Important geological localities of the Czech Republic: 4169 [online]. Prague: Czech Geological Survey, 1998 [cit. 2023-06-16]. Available from: https:// lokality.geology.cz/4169.
Location in map:
Assessment
Scientifical assesment:
medium
Educational assesment:
major
Significance:
national
Representativeness:
major
Geological importance:
significant study profile, geoturistic value
Locality conditions:
no problems
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