Cova de l'Ou de Reig

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Cova de l'Ou de Reig

Coveta penjada (hanging cave) on a cliff above the Rajant torrent, in Matadepera. Small ascending gallery of 5 m, narrow, with some lithogenic forms.

Matadepera · Vallès Occidental

Length: 5 m · Depth: 5 m

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Main entrance reference 41.633387, 2.014877 UTM 31 · 417947 4609541

Coveta penjada (hanging cave) on a cliff above the Rajant torrent, in Matadepera. Small ascending gallery of 5 m, narrow, with some lithogenic forms.

Characteristics

• Type: Cave
• Municipality: Matadepera
• Region: Vallès Occidental
• Unit: Sant Llorenç del Munt
• Length: 5 meters
• Depth: 5 meters
• Major Unit: Serralada Prelitoral
• Lithology: Conglomerate
• Updated on EspeleoÍndex: April 19, 2020

Location

Hanging on some cliffs of the left slope of the Salt del Rajant torrent, N of the Cap del Faraó. Inside a steep, very overgrown gully. Of very difficult access. Approximate coordinates.

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Entrances

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1. Cova de l' Ou de Reig

   Elevation: 780 m

   41.633387, 2.014877
   UTM 31T (ETRS89) 417947 4609541
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Description

Morphology

Small ascending gallery in the first stretch of the 5 m that make up its total length. Narrow.

Speleothems

Some lithogenic forms in the central zone.

History

Explored by members of the SIS – CE Terrassa (Xavier Badiella) on an undetermined date, possibly in the early 1990's.

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