Písečník u Javorníku
General Characteristics
County (administration):
Olomoucký kraj
District (town):
Jeseník
Village:
Javorník
Cadastre:
Javorník-ves, Bílý Potok
Map sheets:
04-44 Javorník, 04-443 Javorník
Accessibility:
no traffic restriction ( by car)
Technical object:
sand pit
ID:
970
Geology
Short characteristics of the site:
Inactive sand pit. Late Tertiary sediments underlying Quaternary sands are exposed. Basal sands contain angular local clasts. Petrologically interesting outcrop.
Regional geologic unit:
Bohemian Massif > Quaternary > Quaternary of deposition areas of Bohemian Massif > Quaternary of continental glaciation - Bohemian Massif
Stratigraphy:
Miocene, Middle Pleistocene (Ionian)
Subject:
sedimentology, geology, quaternary geology, stratigraphy
Geological phenomenon:
erratics, characteristic rock, unconformity, lithological boundary, moraine
Genesis:
sedimentary, glacigenic (glacier activity)
Rock:
sand, gravel, till, gravel-sand
Territorial protection
Level of protection:
Registered geological localities suggested for protection
Conflicts of interests:
waste disposal, vegetation
References
- Hanáček M., Nývlt D., Nehyba S. (2013): Písečník u Javorníku – drumlin se zachovalou sukcesí subglaciálních a supraglaciálních sedimentů. Geologické výzkumy na Moravě a ve Slezsku 20 (1–2): 22–29.
- Růžičková E., Růžička M., Zeman A., Kadlec J. (2003): Kvartérní klastické sedimenty České republiky. Struktury a textury hlavních genetických typů. – Česká geologická služba, 68 s.
- Sikorová J., Víšek J., Nývlt D. (2006): Texture and petrography of glacial deposits in the northern foothill of the Hrubý Jeseník and Rychlebské Mts., Czechia. – Geological Quarterly, 50, 3, 345–352.
Elaboration and Updating
Elaborated by:
Jaroslav Aichler, 26.10.1995, Peter Pálenský, 26.10.1995
Updated by:
Gürtlerová Pavla, 20.07.2011, Hanáček Martin, 10.04.2015, Hanáček Martin, 26.04.2015, Hanáček Martin, 26.04.2015
Citation
The database Important geological localities of the Czech Republic: 970 [online]. Prague: Czech Geological Survey, 1998 [cit. 2023-06-16]. Available from: https:// lokality.geology.cz/970.
Location in map:
Assessment
Scientifical assesment:
great
Educational assesment:
major
Significance:
supraregional
Representativeness:
minor
Geological importance:
significant study profile, geo-regional value (mapping), geoturistic value
Excursion locality:
yes
Locality conditions:
poor
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