Chvalčov - lom Říka
General Characteristics
County (administration):
Zlínský kraj
District (town):
Kroměříž
Village:
Chvalčov
Cadastre:
Chvalčov
Map sheets:
25-14 Valašské Meziříčí, 25-143 Bystřice pod Hostýnem
Accessibility:
no traffic restriction ( by car)
Technical object:
guarry
ID:
709
Geology
Short characteristics of the site:
Abandoned quarry with outcrops of a flysch sequence of the Hostýn Beds of the Hostýn lithofacial zone of the Rača Unit of the Magura Flysch Unit. Sediments are of Paleocene-Eocene age. Sandstone beds exhibit many turbidite sedimentary structures. Stratigraphically and sedimentologically interesting locality.
Regional geologic unit:
Carpathians > Flysch belt > Magura group of nappes;
Carpathians > Flysch belt > Magura group of nappes > Rača Unit
Stratigraphy:
Paleocene
Subject:
stratigraphy, paleontology
Geological phenomenon:
cliff, stratigraphic boundary
Genesis:
sedimentary, gravitational
Rock:
sandstone, claystone, conglomerate
Territorial protection
Level of protection:
Registered interesting geological localities
Conflicts of interests:
vegetation
References
- Pesl, V. et al. (1981): Vysvětlivky k základní geologické mapě 1 : 25 000 list 25-143 Bystřice pod Hostýnem. - MS Archiv ČGS Geofond Praha.Bubík M. - Krejčí O. - Stráník Z. - Švábenická L. (1998): Belovežské souvrství hostýnské litofaciální zóny magurského flyše v Hostýnských vrších.- Geol.výzk.Mor.Slez.v r. 1997, 20 - 23, Brno.Bubík M. - Krejčí O. - Stráník Z. - Švábenická L. (1998): Belovežské souvrství hostýnské litofaciální zóny magurského flyše v Hostýnských vrších.- Geol.výzk.Mor.Slez.v r. 1997, 20 - 23, Brno
Elaboration and Updating
Elaborated by:
Oldřich Krejčí, 24.10.1993
Updated by:
Krejčí Oldřich, 07.05.2024, Krejčí Oldřich, 07.05.2024
Citation
The database Important geological localities of the Czech Republic: 709 [online]. Prague: Czech Geological Survey, 1998 [cit. 2023-06-16]. Available from: https:// lokality.geology.cz/709.
Location in map:
Assessment
Scientifical assesment:
medium
Educational assesment:
middle
Significance:
national
Representativeness:
middle
Geological importance:
significant study profile, geo-regional value (mapping)
Locality conditions:
acceptable
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