Červený kopec
General Characteristics
County (administration):
Jihomoravský kraj
District (town):
Brno-město
Village:
Brno
Cadastre:
Štýřice
Map sheets:
24-34 Ivančice, 24-342 Brno jih
Accessibility:
no traffic restriction ( by car)
Technical object:
loam pit
ID:
783
Geology
Short characteristics of the site:
Old brickyard exposing eolian sediments with buried soils overlying fluvial deposits. Reference section which was investigated also by paleomagnetic methods. The oldest sediments are of pre-Quaternary age. World-known section of Lower- and Middle Pleistocene loess.
Regional geologic unit:
Bohemian Massif > Quaternary > Quaternary of deposition areas of Bohemian Massif
Stratigraphy:
Quaternary
Subject:
stratigraphy, sedimentology, quaternary geology
Geological phenomenon:
lithological boundary
Genesis:
aeolian (wind activity)
Rock:
loess, loess loam, gravel-sand
Territorial protection
Level of protection:
National nature monument
Additional information:
See the Digital register of the Agency for Nature Conservation and Landscape Protection of the Czech Republic AOPK ČR, code 2466 (Červený kopec)
Conflicts of interests:
vegetation
References
- Zeman, A. (1992): New data on the Quaternary at Červený kopec hill in Brno. - Scripta, Vol. 22, Geology, 123-131. Praha.
- Buriánek, D. et al.(2013): Vysvětlivky k základní geologické mapě ČR 1:25 000, list 24-342 Brno-jih. Česká geologická služba.
Elaboration and Updating
Elaborated by:
Pavel Havlíček, 29.11.1993
Updated by:
Tomanová Petrová Pavla, 30.10.2003, Tomanová Petrová Pavla, 14.11.2008, Tomanová Petrová Pavla, 10.12.2008
Citation
The database Important geological localities of the Czech Republic: 783 [online]. Prague: Czech Geological Survey, 1998 [cit. 2023-06-16]. Available from: https:// lokality.geology.cz/783.
Location in map:
Assessment
Scientifical assesment:
extraordinary
Educational assesment:
major
Significance:
international
Representativeness:
major
Geological importance:
significant study profile, geo-regional value (mapping), geoturistic value
Locality conditions:
poor
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