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Aven David

An inclined cavity whose small entrance leads via a step down to a joint and a succession of shafts of varied dimensions.

Aumelas 72m

An inclined cavity whose small entrance leads via a step down to a joint and a succession of shafts of varied dimensions.

Characteristics

  • Type: Pothole
  • Municipality: Aumelas
  • Depth: 72 meters
  • Record updated:

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Entrances

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  1. Aven David

    43.580558, 3.648118
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Description

Morphology

The entrance, small (1 m x 0.5 m) and inclined, first opens onto a narrow step down, followed by a very short sloping passage that leads into the joint where the shaft opens. Initially not very wide (0.7 m x 1.2 m), this shaft widens up to a first ledge immediately followed by a second, more comfortable one. Below lies the widest part of the cavity, a lateral flow of calcite widening the whole shaft to comfortable dimensions (4 m x 5 m). The arrival is onto a large elongated ledge that leads to the edge of a second shaft (2 m x 4 m) about fifteen metres deep, with two entrances. At the bottom, a small series of small steps leads to a third shaft (1.5 m x 4 m) ending in a pinched joint with a little clay. In the last shaft there are a few possibilities of continuation, subject to digging work.

Speleothems

A lateral flow of calcite widens the whole shaft to comfortable dimensions (4 m x 5 m).

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Contains information from Grottocenter (Wikicaves), grottocenter.org, made available under the Open Database License (ODbL 1.0, https://opendatacommons.org/licenses/odbl/1-0/), modified. · https://grottocenter.org/ui/entrances/74760 · The derived data is available on request under the ODbL: [email protected] · data as of 2026 · Source: Grottocenter (Association Wikicaves), worldwide collaborative cave database (grottocenter.org), modified. CC BY-SA 3.0, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/ Grottocenter (Wikicaves) · Text by Marc Jupin (Description générale) · adapted by Espeleoworld (normalized, translated); the adaptation is licensed CC BY-SA 3.0, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/ · https://grottocenter.org/ui/entrances/74760 · data as of 2026