
Cova Fòssil Nº3 del Xacó
Ínfima coveta a Montserrat (Collbató)
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Cova Fòssil Nº3 del Xacó
Ínfima coveta a Montserrat (Collbató)
Collbató · Baix Llobregat
Length: 6 m · Depth: 2 m
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Tiny little cave in Montserrat (Collbató), south-facing, with superimposed chambers and a third low-ceilinged chamber; an ancient spring described by Llopis and Thomas in 1953.
Topographic
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Description
Morphology
Cave of modest dimensions and south-facing, characterised by having in the W area two superimposed chambers at two levels, the upper one being somewhat more spacious and earthy; the lower one has formations of decomposed conglomerate. In its E area there is a third chamber with a low ceiling and small dimensions.
Hydrology
According to Llopis and Thomas (1953) it seems to be an ancient spring, the remnant of a more extensive cavity that extended towards the S and that was destroyed by the retreat of the thalweg.
Other details
It presents three sedimentation phases that seem synchronous with those studied in the upper area of the coves del Salnitre.
History
The first and practically the only reports about these little caves were those described by Llopis and Thomas in 1953, which due to their scanty dimensions had gone unnoticed, although cited in the different speleological inventories of Montserrat. Despite this, in the Catàleg Espeleològic de Catalunya, vol 6 (2006) they are erroneously confused with the Cova C.2a del Salnitre, with which they have nothing to do.
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Bibliography
- Llopis, N.; Thomas, JM. (1953).- “Estudio hidrogeológico de la vertiente meridional de Montserrat”. Speleon IV (3-4): 121-192, Universidad de Oviedo.
- Actualització de dades, topografia i fotografies facilitades per Jordi Navarro (Centre Excursionista de Castellar del Vallès) (març 2022)
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