Koryto řeky Ostravice
General Characteristics
County (administration):
Moravskoslezský kraj
District (town):
Frýdek-Místek
Village:
Ostravice
Cadastre:
Ostravice 1
Map sheets:
25-22 Frýdek - Místek, 25-223 Frýdlant n.O.
Accessibility:
no traffic restriction ( by car)
ID:
658
Geology
Short characteristics of the site:
In the Ostravice River channel the overthrust of the Silesian Unit over the Subsilesian is well exposed. In the outcrops the Hradiště Formation (Hauterivian-Lower Aptian), the Veřovice Formation (Upper Aptian), the Lhoty Formation (Albian) and the Frýdek Formation (Campanian- Maastrichtian) can be observed. The locality is classified as Nature Monument.
Regional geologic unit:
Carpathians > Flysch belt > Outer group of nappes > Under Silesian Unit;
Carpathians > Flysch belt > Outer group of nappes > Silesian Unit > Silesian Unit
Stratigraphy:
Upper Cretaceous, Lower Cretaceous
Subject:
geomorphology, stratigraphy, structural geology, sedimentology, paleontology
Geological phenomenon:
fault, fold, river channel
Genesis:
sedimentary, tectonic
Rock:
claystone, sandstone, chert, hornfels
Territorial protection
Level of protection:
Nature monument
Additional information:
See the Digital register of the Agency for Nature Conservation and Landscape Protection of the Czech Republic AOPK ČR, code 185 (Koryto řeky Ostravice)
Conflicts of interests:
without conflicts
References
- Eliáš, M. et al. (1973): X Congress of Carpathian-Balkan Geological Association, Guide to Excursion I. - 38 s., GÚDŠ Bratislava
- Halásová, E. et al. (2012): Lower Cretaceous succession and biostratigraphy near overthrust plane of Silesian Nappe (Ostravice River Channel, Outer Western Carpathians, Czech Republic). - Bulletin of Geosciences, 87, 2, 383-406
- Menčík, E. et al. (1967): Contact between the Bohemian Massif and the Carpathians, Guide to Excursion 14 AC, IGC XXIII Session Prague. - ÚÚG Praha
- Menčík, E. et al. (1973): Contact of the Bohemian Massif and the west Carpathians Mts. , Guide to Excursion B, X. Congress of Carpathian - Balkan Geological Association. - GÚDŠ Bratislava
- Roth, Z. et al. (1967): Unmetamorphosed Sedimentari Formations of Czechoslovakia, Guide to Excursion 2 AC, IGC XXIII Sesion Prague. - ÚÚG Praha
Elaboration and Updating
Elaborated by:
Mojmír Eliáš, 17.11.1993
Updated by:
Bubík Miroslav, 22.10.2012, Kukal Zdeněk, 27.12.2017, Vajskebrová Markéta, 20.05.2019
Citation
The database Important geological localities of the Czech Republic: 658 [online]. Prague: Czech Geological Survey, 1998 [cit. 2023-06-16]. Available from: https:// lokality.geology.cz/658.
Location in map:
Assessment
Scientifical assesment:
great
Educational assesment:
major
Significance:
national
Representativeness:
major
Geological importance:
significant study profile, geoturistic value
Locality conditions:
no problems
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