Balma de la Sala
Large rock shelter in Navàs (Bages), 48 m wide and 13 m deep, with remains of an old press and incipient stalactites.
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Balma de la Sala
Large rock shelter in Navàs (Bages), 48 m wide and 13 m deep, with remains of an old press and incipient stalactites.
Navàs · Bages
Length: 13 m
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Large rock shelter in Navàs (Bages), 48 m wide and 13 m deep, with remains of an old press and incipient stalactites.
Topographic
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Photos
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Description
Morphology
The cavity has a length of 48 m in width and a depth of 13 m; the maximum height is 3.50 m.
Speleothems
On the ceiling, different groups of incipient stalactites can be seen opening among the soot.
Other details
On the eastern side we can see the slots of an old press; at the back, a wall that forms a small storeroom, and a stone pillar props up the ceiling of the rock shelter and currently serves as a storage room.
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Bibliography
- Totes les dades, topografia i fotografies han estat extretes del web: geb.cat (del Grup d'Espeleologia de Badalona). Apunt del 12-6-2023. Dades: Josep Cuenca i Xavier Samarra (GEB)
- Mapes de Patrimoni Cultural de la Diputació de Barcelona
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