Cova Xica
Petita cova de 9 m. de recorregut a Sant Llorenç del Munt
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Cova Xica
Petita cova de 9 m. de recorregut a Sant Llorenç del Munt
Matadepera · Vallès Occidental
Length: 9 m · Depth: 3 m
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Small cave with a 9 m passage in Sant Llorenç del Munt, with a 4 m high and 0.50 m wide portal that gives access to a tall chamber with stalactites and parietal flowstone.
Topographic
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Description
Morphology
A portal 4 metres high by 0.50 metres wide allows us to enter via a short ascending ramp into the interior of the cavity, formed by a chamber that, though not very wide, is quite tall: 4 metres at its upper part. The width just exceeds one metre. At the end of the chamber, everything ends suddenly in a small dome of bedrock.
Speleothems
The ceiling is covered by some stalactites as well as parietal flowstone.
History
Domènec Bellot discovered the cave Bellot and the Cova Xica, and we have evidence of their exploration in 1966 by members of the GES – CMB (probably from its Terrassa delegation), and they include them in the catalogue of Sant Llorenç del Munt (1974); they call it Cova Ballot and without accompanying any survey.
In January 1986, Xavier Badiella and Albert Buil (SIS – CET) found between the two previous ones a small hole, which they did not explore until August 2000 and which they went on to name cova Bellot, and we believe that the one already known by this name they call Cova Bellot II. Since they have always been known this way, we maintain this criterion even though we think it is erroneous.
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Bibliography
- Badiella, Xavier (2002).- “Les cavitats del Morral d'en Bens”. Arxiu del Centre Excursionista de Terrassa (108):356-361. Terrassa
- GES-CMB (1974).- Catálogo espeleológico de la provincia de Barcelona. 198 pp. Club Montañés Barcelonés /Diputación Provincial de Barcelona.
- Fotografia extreta del blog: trailsantllorenc.blogspot (de Lluís R. Hernández, de Matadepera)
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