Avenc de Can Montmany
A 22-metre-deep pit in la Palma de Cervelló, with a -13-metre shaft and a floor that descends to -22 metres.
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Avenc de Can Montmany
A 22-metre-deep pit in la Palma de Cervelló, with a -13-metre shaft and a floor that descends to -22 metres.
Palma de Cervelló, La · Baix Llobregat
Length: 41 m · Depth: 22 m
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A 22-metre-deep pit in la Palma de Cervelló, with a -13-metre shaft and a floor that descends to -22 metres.
Topographic
Espeleoindex · CC BY-NC 4.0, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/ · Image © its author.
Photos
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Description
Morphology
Through a square opening situated at the bottom of an earth ramp one enters a pit -13 metres deep, between large blocks wedged against the walls. The floor is no more than a slight descent covered with small stones until it becomes impenetrable at -22 metres.
Speleothems
At a point where some flowstone is visible.
History
The first exploration was carried out in 1958 by members of the then GIE (predecessor of the SIE) of the CE Àliga (Barcelona).
Bio
Coleoptera: Troglocharinus ferreri pallaresi.
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Bibliography
- Asensio,A.(1983).-”Contribució al coneixement espeleo-tectònic de la riera de Corbera”. Carbonato (3):15-47. GERS-AE Muntanya. Barcelona.
- Rubinat,F.(1981).-”Catàleg Espeleològic del Massís de Garraf. Unitat septentrional”. Gours (8):45-75. G.E.FO.MA. Barcelona.
- Ribera,L; Victoria,J.M.(1968).-”Estudio de tres cavidades de la Palma de Cervelló”. EspeleoSie (3):2-7. SIE-CEA. Barcelona.
- Mateo,Lidia.(2008).-”Estudi
de la distribució i de l'especiació del Troglocharinus
ferreri pallaresi”.
Espeleòleg
(45):30-31. ERE – CE Catalunya.
. Fotografies extretes del blog: Espeleobloc (post del 20-XI-2009).
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