Cova del Cingle
Small cave with a 20-metre passage in Ogassa (Ripollès), located by the SIEP of the Centre Excursionista Poblet between 17 and 19 March 1968.
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Cova del Cingle
Small cave with a 20-metre passage in Ogassa (Ripollès), located by the SIEP of the Centre Excursionista Poblet between 17 and 19 March 1968.
Ogassa · Ripollès
Length: 20 m · Depth: 10 m
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Small cave with a 20-metre passage in Ogassa (Ripollès), located by the SIEP of the Centre Excursionista Poblet between 17 and 19 March 1968.
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Description
Morphology
The 1-metre entrance gives access to a descending ramp full of sediments, which follows the bedding plane. At its lower end it comes into contact with a joint half plugged by blocks, forming at this point a lower chamber.
Progression
The cave has a passage of 20 metres. The descending ramp follows the bedding plane and at its lower end comes into contact with a joint half plugged by blocks, forming a lower chamber. At its S80W end, there is a crawlway between blocks that reaches the point of maximum depth at -10 metres.
History
It was located by the SIEP of the Centre Excursionista Poblet between 17 and 19 March 1968, during the campaign carried out in the Serra Cavallera.
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Bibliography
- Borrás,J.; Miñarro,JM;Talavera,F.(1980).-”el ripollès, la garrotxa i l'alt empordà”. Catàleg Espeleològic de Catalunya (vol 4):1-296. ed. Políglota. Barcelona.
- Tolrà, A. (1968).-”Resultado de la Operación Cavallera” Boletín Espeleológico SIEP (4):2-5. SIEP – CE Poblet. Barcelona.
- Tolra, A. (1978).-”Cova del Cingle, Ogassa-Girona”. Boletín Espeleológico SIEP (10):11-13. SIEP – CE Poblet. Barcelona.
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