Kuřimská hora
General Characteristics
County (administration):
Jihomoravský kraj
District (town):
Brno-venkov
Village:
Kuřim
Cadastre:
Kuřim
Map sheets:
24-32 Brno, 24-322 Blansko
Accessibility:
no traffic restriction ( by bus)
Technical object:
guarry
ID:
766
Geology
Short characteristics of the site:
Small abandoned quarries with brecciated quartz diorites thrusted by biotite granite. Upper Cretaceous to Palocene (?) muddy limestone forms fragments in breccia. Stratigraphically important locality.
Regional geologic unit:
Bohemian Massif > Moravosilesian region > Brunovistulicum > Brno Massif > Brno Massif - Diorite Zone
Stratigraphy:
Neoproterozoic, Lower Cretaceous
Subject:
petrology, stratigraphy, structural geology, paleontology
Geological phenomenon:
lithological boundary, intrusion
Genesis:
magmatic, sedimentary
Rock:
diorite, limestone
Territorial protection
Level of protection:
Registered geological localities suggested for protection
Conflicts of interests:
vegetation, estates
References
- Krystek, I. (1972): Předběžná zpráva o nálezu spodno - středno křídových vápenců v Kuřimi. - Geol. Práce, Správy GÚDŠ, 256. Bratislava. Krystek, I. - Samuel, O. (1978): Výskyt kriedy karpatského typu severně od Brna (Kuřim). - Geol. Práce, Správy GÚDŠ, 93-110. Bratislava, Hanžl Pavel a kolektiv autorů, 2000: Vysvětlivky k základní geologické mapě ČR v měřítku 1 : 25 000 list 24322 Blansko.- Český geologický ústav Praha
Elaboration and Updating
Elaborated by:
Pavel Hanžl, 24.11.1993
Updated by:
Plíšek Antonín, 15.02.2005, Buriánek David, 27.11.2012, Buriánek David, 19.11.2014, Hanžl Pavel, 28.06.2016, Hanžl Pavel, 22.02.2022, Hanžl Pavel, 22.02.2022
Citation
The database Important geological localities of the Czech Republic: 766 [online]. Prague: Czech Geological Survey, 1998 [cit. 2023-06-16]. Available from: https:// lokality.geology.cz/766.
Location in map:
Assessment
Scientifical assesment:
extraordinary
Educational assesment:
major
Significance:
regional
Representativeness:
major
Geological importance:
significant study profile, geo-regional value (mapping), geoturistic value
Excursion locality:
yes
Locality conditions:
acceptable
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