Cova Penjada de Penya Embassada
Small cave with 18 m of passage in Olivella (Garraf), formed by three small cavities in a 14 m rock shelter.
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Cova Penjada de Penya Embassada
Small cave with 18 m of passage in Olivella (Garraf), formed by three small cavities in a 14 m rock shelter.
Olivella · Garraf
Length: 18 m · Depth: 5 m
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Small cave with 18 m of passage in Olivella (Garraf), formed by three small cavities in a 14 m rock shelter.
Topographic
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Description
Morphology
The cave is a 14-metre-long rock shelter formed by three small cavities, all of them ascending along a ramp with an inclination of about 30º.
Speleothems
Ancient springs, today completely fossilised, but in the innermost zone of the conduits they still preserve samples of an ancient lithogenic process.
History
Explored and catalogued by members of the Secció d'Espeleologia de la Biblioteca Museu Víctor Balaguer (Vilanova i la Geltrú) on 25 October 1981.
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Bibliography
Castell, J.; Tejedor,J. (1982).- “Cadastre Espeleològic de la comarca del Garraf” (2ª part). Butll. de la Biblioteca Museu Víctor Balaguer (6èna època): 84-152. Vilanova i la Geltrú.
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