Avenc del Camí

Small pit 13 metres deep in Albinyana, discovered at the end of 1973.

Albinyana • Baix Penedès 25m 13m

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Avenc del Camí

Small pit 13 metres deep in Albinyana, discovered at the end of 1973.

Albinyana · Baix Penedès

Length: 25 m · Depth: 13 m

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Topographic map of the main entrance — Main entrance · ICGC topographic map

Small pit 13 metres deep in Albinyana, discovered at the end of 1973.

Characteristics

Type: Pothole
Municipality: Albinyana
Region: Baix Penedès
Unit: Bonastre,Massís de
Length: 25 meters
Depth: 13 meters
Major Unit: Serralada Prelitoral
Lithology: Dolomite
Updated on EspeleoÍndex: November 17, 2012

Location

Just 15 metres from the bridle path that links the Puig de Sant Antoni with the track that goes from Albinyana to Mas Cuadrell. Approximate coordinates without much reliability.

Entrances

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Avenc del Camí
Elevation: 361 m
41.240844, 1.465411
UTM 31T (ED 50) 371502 4566833
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Topographic

Avenc del Camí - Topography, Albinyana, Baix Penedès

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Description

Morphology

A slightly inclined gallery meets a NE-SO trending joint; at this latter point the gallery narrows and through a narrow passage one enters another joint almost parallel to the previous one, at the bottom of which the cavity ends.

Speleothems

Lithogenic forms are abundant, especially columns and flowstone.

History

Discovered at the end of 1973 by J. Agüera of the SES of the Club Esquí Puigmal.

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Bibliography

Agüera, A.(1997).-”El macizo cavernoso de Albinyana”. Més Avall (1):14-102. SES- Club Esquí Puigmal. Barcelona.
Borràs, J.; Miñarro, J.M.; Talavera, F.(1978).-”l'Alt Camp, la Conca de Barberà, el Baix Penedès i el Tarragonès” Catàleg Espeleològic de Catalunya (Vol.2):1-246. Ed. Políglota. Barcelona.