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Aven des Quatre Termes

A swallow hole formed by a deep east-west diaclase est (fissure) intersected by ledges of collapsed limestone blocks, with two networks of shafts reaching -62 m.

Brignoles 62m

A swallow hole formed by a deep east-west diaclase est (fissure) intersected by ledges of collapsed limestone blocks, with two networks of shafts reaching -62 m.

Characteristics

  • Type: Pothole
  • Municipality: Brignoles
  • Depth: 62 meters
  • Record updated:

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Entrances

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  1. Aven des Quatre Termes

    43.430023, 5.989174
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Description

Morphology

Entrance opening 0.9 m by 2.3 m. The Aven consists of a deep diaclase est (east-west fissure) with variable dimensions (width from 0.2 m to 2 m). This fissure is intersected by ledges formed by the accumulation of collapsed and wedged limestone blocks.

Hydrology

Some ledges consist of beds of alluvial pebbles and testify to a significant water flow.

Progression

The first shaft of 22 metres is intersected by 3 ledges at elevations of -5, -6 and -20 respectively. At the bottom of this first shaft, a horizontal scree slope 15 metres long, intersected by a shaft (the first network), opens onto a succession of small shafts forming the second network.

The first network begins with a shaft of 20 metres. This shaft is followed by a succession of small steps formed by collapsed and sometimes unstable blocks. This network ends in a scree slope, at the bottom of a narrow shaft of 8 metres, at a depth of -62m.

The second network consists of a succession of small narrow shafts opening onto a scree slope that completely obstructs the cavity at -58m.

Other details

Aven d'absorption[ref]Guillaume CHARDIN - CDS83, Fichier des cavités du Var > "Aven des Quatre Termes" (numéro 3023003) : https://www.fichiertopo.fr/display.php?details=1&indexid=349[/ref].

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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/28350 · 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 BTH (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/28350 · data as of 2026