Avenc d'en Mas
Petit avenc de 12 m. de fondària a Gavà (Garraf)
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Avenc d'en Mas
Petit avenc de 12 m. de fondària a Gavà (Garraf)
Gavà · Baix Llobregat
Length: 25 m · Depth: 12 m
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Small 12 m deep pit in Gavà (Garraf), on the NE slope of the relief descending from the Pla de les Basses.
Topographic
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Description
Morphology
It is a shaft 10 metres deep, totally divided and disfigured by a great chaos of blocks, forming various diverticula. The entrance is of very reduced dimensions (0.30 x 0.40 m). On the lower level there is a narrow little pit of about 2 metres.
Speleothems
On the lower level, the narrow little pit of about 2 metres is sealed by a flowstone.
History
Discovered and explored by members of the Secció d'Espeleologia de l'Agrupació Científico Excursionista de Mataró in 1968.
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Bibliography
- Borràs, J. (1974).- Catálogo espeleológico del macizo de Garraf. Vol. II. 166 pp. Barcelona.
- Filbà, Lluís (1969).- “Avenc d'en Mas”. Cingles(1): 3. Agrupació Científico Excursionista de Mataró.
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