Cova de la Mosquitera

An 18-metre-long cave in Martorelles, with a granite part and another part in slate opened artificially.

Martorelles • Vallès Oriental 18m

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An 18-metre-long cave in Martorelles, with a granite part and another part in slate opened artificially.

Martorelles · Vallès Oriental

Length: 18 m

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Topographic map of the main entrance — Main entrance · ICGC topographic map

An 18-metre-long cave in Martorelles, with a granite part and another part in slate opened artificially.

Characteristics

Type: Cave
Municipality: Martorelles
Region: Vallès Oriental
Unit: Corredor, el - Sant Mateu
Length: 18 meters
Depth: 0 meters
Major Unit: Serralada Litoral
Lithology: Granite
Updated on EspeleoÍndex: June 14, 2016

Location

Within the town centre of Martorelles and going along the BV-5006 road, once past kilometre 1, we will turn left along carrer de Can Molist and continue along carrer de les Llicorelles, as far as the Simeó Rabasa school, where we will continue along carrer de la Vinyassa; at the end of this a track continues and soon passes under a high-voltage power line; the cavity is near this point.

Coordinates without much precision.

Entrances

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Cova de la Mosquitera
Elevation: 182 m
41.532122, 2.245844
UTM 31T (ETRS89) 437087 4598105
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Topographic

Cova de la Mosquitera - Topography, Martorelles, Vallès Oriental

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Description

Morphology

It is a cavity with a horizontal course. It has a narrow entrance due to a possible collapse of the same.

Hydrology

There is sporadic water infiltration in the granite part of the cave.

Other details

It has a second part in slate rock and opened artificially.

History

The only known references are from the exploration carried out in 1976 by GE Mollet. It seems that there is a part of the cavity that opens in granitic materials, while the rest of the cavity has been excavated artificially in slate.

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Bibliography

Borràs, J.; Miñarro, J.M.;Talavera, F.;(1982).-”el baix empordà, el gironès, la selva, l'osona, el vallès oriental i el maresme”. Catàleg Espeleològic de Catalunya (vol.6):269-270. Edit. Políglota. Barcelona.