Žernůvka
General Characteristics
County (administration):
Jihomoravský kraj
District (town):
Brno-venkov
Village:
Nelepeč-Žernůvka
Cadastre:
Žernůvka
Map sheets:
24-32 Brno, 24-321 Tišnov
Accessibility:
no traffic restriction ( by car)
ID:
778
Geology
Short characteristics of the site:
Outcrops on a rocky ridge. Deformed and slightly metamorphosed quartzose conglomerates of the Závist Group of the Květnice Palaeozoic development. Complicated tectonic deformation of conglomerates. Tectonically instructive outcrop. This locality is recommended for protection.
Regional geologic unit:
Bohemian Massif > Moravosilesian region > Moravosilesian Palaeozoicum;
Bohemian Massif > Moravosilesian region > Moravosilesian Palaeozoicum > Palaeozoic of the middle and south Moravia
Stratigraphy:
Devonian, Lower Devonian
Subject:
stratigraphy, petrology, structural geology, sedimentology
Geological phenomenon:
horizontal section
Genesis:
metamorphic (general metamorphism), sedimentary, tectonic
Rock:
conglomerate, quartzite
Territorial protection
Level of protection:
Registered geological localities suggested for protection
Conflicts of interests:
without conflicts
References
- Plášil, M. (1977): Deformační analýza křemenných valounů devonských konglomerátů v jižní části závistské jednotky v jádře svratecké klenby. - MS PŘF UK Praha.
- Dvořák, J. (1998): Lower Devonian Basal Clastics - Old Red Formation, Southern Moravia, Czech Republic. - Věst. Čes. geol. Úst., 73, 4, 271-279. Praha.
- Hanžl P. a kolektiv autorů, 2001: Vysvětlivky k základní geologické mapě ČR v měřítku 1 : 25 000 list 24321 Tišnov.- Český geologický ústav Praha.
Elaboration and Updating
Elaborated by:
Helena Gilíková, 03.11.1994, Pavel Hanžl, 03.11.1994, Jiří Otava, 03.11.1994, Jan Vít, 03.11.1994
Updated by:
Otava Jiří, 05.11.2011, Kukal Zdeněk, 12.12.2017
Citation
The database Important geological localities of the Czech Republic: 778 [online]. Prague: Czech Geological Survey, 1998 [cit. 2023-06-16]. Available from: https:// lokality.geology.cz/778.
Location in map:
Assessment
Scientifical assesment:
medium
Educational assesment:
middle
Significance:
regional
Representativeness:
middle
Geological importance:
significant study profile, geo-regional value (mapping), geoturistic value
Locality conditions:
no problems
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