Avenc del Sot del Guix
Small pit 12 m deep in Castellar del Vallès, with a 4 m shaft, galleries and drops, a water loss point of the tributary stream of the Sot del Guix.
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Avenc del Sot del Guix
Small pit 12 m deep in Castellar del Vallès, with a 4 m shaft, galleries and drops, a water loss point of the tributary stream of the Sot del Guix.
Castellar del Vallès · Vallès Occidental
Length: 20 m · Depth: 12 m
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Small pit 12 m deep in Castellar del Vallès, with a 4 m shaft, galleries and drops, a water loss point of the tributary stream of the Sot del Guix.
Topographic
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Description
Morphology
The mouth, of reduced dimensions (0.8 x 0.5 m), gives way to a narrow 4 metre shaft where some fitted blocks and some small bedrock are observed. At its foot and in a N direction, a short 3 metre gallery continues that leads into a small chamber where a water loss is observed on the floor. If one continues descending from the 4 metre shaft, we will descend a drop of 4 metres more, slightly narrower than the previous one; in a N direction and through a window, exploration can be continued by downclimbing a 3 metre drop that leads to a sloping room, at the bottom of which a water loss is observed; the ceiling is quite high and a clear water input is seen that possibly comes from the previously mentioned small chamber.
Quite a curious cavity structured on a N-S joint that crosses the small exterior stream. The middle zone of the cavity is crossed by a thick layer of sandy marls almost 4 metres thick, and it is in this stretch that it has developed more horizontally.
Hydrology
The pit is a small water loss point of the tributary stream of the Sot del Guix, although at present it remains a little displaced from the thalweg; the final room is located directly under the stream bed, being in rainy periods a very important water catchment point, and a visit is not advisable on days of heavy rain.
History
Known by the woodcutter of Sant Feliu del Racó, Mr. Josep Lleixa, he accompanied members of the SIS – CET and of the GES – CMT (Terrassa), who explored the cavity for the first time on 15 May 1982.
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Bibliography
Buil, A. i Badiella, X. (1985).- “Els petits avencs de la nostra muntanya (XVII)” Arxiu del Centre Excursionista de Terrassa (40-41): 926-929.
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