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Cova C.2a del Salnitre

A tiny cavity with a 6 m passage in Montserrat (Collbató), made up of three small independent hollows.

Collbató • Baix Llobregat 6m 2m

A tiny cavity with a 6 m passage in Montserrat (Collbató), made up of three small independent hollows.

Characteristics

Location

About 30 metres W of the cova del Salnitre and at the same altitude as it, in Montserrat (Collbató).

Map

Entrances

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  1. SALNITRE, COVAC.2a DEL

    Elevation: 535 m

    41.573630, 1.834360
    UTM 31T (ED 50) 402916 4603300
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Description

Morphology

It consists of three small independent hollows, parallel and in a slightly ascending direction. The westernmost one reaches a length of about 6 metres.

History

They were not mentioned by Llopis and Thomas in their work published in 1953. During the GE Pedraforca campaign (1971) it was catalogued as accessory caves (A, B and C) of C.2. Later, the ERE-CEC (1988) catalogued it as cave C.2.

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Bibliography

  1. Cervelló, Josep M. (2008).- “Les coves del Salnitre” Espeleòleg (45): 8-18, ERE del CE de Catalunya, Barcelona.
  2. Llopis, N.; Thomas, JM. (1953).- “Estudio hidrogeológico de la vertiente meridional de Montserrat”. Speleon IV (3-4): 121-192, Universidad de Oviedo

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