Želešice - starý lom
General Characteristics
County (administration):
Jihomoravský kraj
District (town):
Brno-venkov
Village:
Želešice
Cadastre:
Želešice
Map sheets:
24-34 Ivančice, 24-342 Brno jih
Accessibility:
no traffic restriction ( by car)
Technical object:
guarry
ID:
777
Geology
Short characteristics of the site:
Great abandoned quarry with a body a dark medium-grained amfibolite which has partly character of ultramafic rock. This complex is cut by 100 m thick stock of a granodiorite porphyry. Petrologically significant locality.
Regional geologic unit:
Bohemian Massif > Moravosilesian region > Brunovistulicum
Stratigraphy:
Proterozoic
Subject:
petrology, mineralogy, structural geology
Geological phenomenon:
intrusion, dyke, characteristic rock
Genesis:
magmatic, metamorphic (general metamorphism)
Rock:
granodiorite, amphibolite, rhyolite, basalt
Territorial protection
Level of protection:
Registered geological localities suggested for protection
Conflicts of interests:
waste disposal, open cast mining
References
- Friáková, O. et al. (1974): Geologické exkurze do okolí Brna. Brno. Schmidt, J. (1970): Nález bitumenů v oblasti Brněnského masívu u Želešic. - Věst. Ústř. Úst. geol., 45, 103-105. Praha.
- Buriánek, D. et al.(2012): Vysvětlivky k základní geologické mapě ČR 1:25 000, list 24-342 Brno-jih. - MS, Česká geologická služba
Elaboration and Updating
Elaborated by:
Pavel Hanžl, 01.11.1994
Updated by:
Buriánek David, 13.11.2012
Citation
The database Important geological localities of the Czech Republic: 777 [online]. Prague: Czech Geological Survey, 1998 [cit. 2023-06-16]. Available from: https:// lokality.geology.cz/777.
Location in map:
Assessment
Scientifical assesment:
great
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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