Ženklava
General Characteristics
County (administration):
Moravskoslezský kraj
District (town):
Nový Jičín
Village:
Ženklava
Cadastre:
Ženklava
Map sheets:
25-21 Nový Jičín, 25-213 Nový Jičín
Accessibility:
no traffic restriction ( by car)
ID:
3802
Geology
Short characteristics of the site:
Isolated otcrops in unnamed creek in Ženklava near Štramberk expose clays and claystones with few sandstone banks and pebbly mudstone of the Ženklava Formation (lovermost Miocene, Subsilesian Unit).
Regional geologic unit:
Carpathians > Flysch belt > Outer group of nappes > Under Silesian Unit
Stratigraphy:
Lower Miocene
Subject:
stratigraphy, lithology, paleontology, sedimentology
Geological phenomenon:
characteristic rock, stratotype
Genesis:
sedimentary
Rock:
claystone, conglomerate, sandstone, clay
Territorial protection
Level of protection:
Registered geological localities suggested for protection
Part of national geopark:
Podbeskydí
Conflicts of interests:
waste disposal
References
- Eliáš, M. (1998): Sedimentologie podslezské jednotky. – Český geologický ústav, Práce českého geologického ústavu, 8, 1-48.
Elaboration and Updating
Elaborated by:
Miroslav Bubík, 13.10.2014
Updated by:
Bubík Miroslav, 27.11.2014
Citation
The database Important geological localities of the Czech Republic: 3802 [online]. Prague: Czech Geological Survey, 1998 [cit. 2023-06-16]. Available from: https:// lokality.geology.cz/3802.
Location in map:
Assessment
Scientifical assesment:
extraordinary
Educational assesment:
minor
Significance:
international
Representativeness:
major
Geological importance:
significant study profile
Locality conditions:
poor
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