Cova de la Font

Small cave with a passage length of 11 m in the Morera de Montsant, formed by a single gallery of triangular cross-section that ends in an obstruction by a chaos of blocks.

Morera de Montsant, La • Priorat 11m 1m

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Cova de la Font

Small cave with a passage length of 11 m in the Morera de Montsant, formed by a single gallery of triangular cross-section that ends in an obstruction by a chaos of blocks.

Morera de Montsant, La · Priorat

Length: 11 m · Depth: 1 m

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Small cave with a passage length of 11 m in the Morera de Montsant, formed by a single gallery of triangular cross-section that ends in an obstruction by a chaos of blocks.

Characteristics

Type: Cave
Municipality: Morera de Montsant, La
Region: Priorat
Unit: Montsant, el
Length: 11 meters
Depth: 1 meters
Major Unit: Serralada Prelitoral
Lithology: Conglomerate
Updated on EspeleoÍndex: November 17, 2012

Location

About 1.2 km from the Morera de Montsant, on the left bank of the road that descends toward Cornudella and about 300 metres from the so-called font de la Morera.

Approximate coordinates of low precision.

Entrances

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Cova de la Font
Elevation: 720 m
41.268910, 0.854900
UTM 31T (ED 50) 320418 4571033
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Topographic

Cova de la Font - Topography, Morera de Montsant, La, Priorat

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Description

Morphology

Consisting of a single gallery 11 metres long with a triangular cross-section, ending in an obstruction by a chaos of blocks.

Other details

Interstitial clastogenetic cavity, formed by a large conglomerate block detached from the cliff, remaining settled on the lower marls.

History

Explored and made known by a member of the GE Pedraforca (Barcelona) who visited it in September 1973.

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Bibliography

Montserrat, A. (1973).- “Nota sobre algunos fenómenos clásticos y tectónicos de la vertiente sud-oriental de la serra del Montsant” Espeleòleg (18): 947- 956. ERE del CEC. Barcelona.