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Cova de la Carbonera

A tiny cave with a passage of 6 metres in Amer, formed by a joint and the bedding planes.

Amer • Selva 6m 1m

A tiny cave with a passage of 6 metres in Amer, formed by a joint and the bedding planes.

Characteristics

Location

The area is reached by a track that leaves from the Llepart farmhouse, heading W. On the mountain ridge large sandstone blocks known as els Tres Rocs can be seen. At the foot of the largest one and on the Amer side lies the cavity.

Approximate coordinates, without much precision.

Map

Entrances

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  1. Cova de la Carbonera

    Elevation: 466 m

    42.019508, 2.627052
    UTM 31T (ED 50) 469216 4652214
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Description

Morphology

It is a small chamber formed at the expense of a joint and the bedding planes.

History

Exploration carried out by the GEB on 3 October 1993. It seems that the name comes from the fact that the place was inhabited by a woman and her children who scraped a living making charcoal.

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Bibliography

  1. Mas Moiset, Jaume. (2005).- “Nota sobre algunes cavitats del T.M. D'Amer (Selva)” Cavernes (25):11-16. GE Badalona

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