CR 3
Small pothole formed from a cleared fissure in the lapiaz, marked by extensive speleothem deposition and a scree cone leading to a niche that goes no further.
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CR 3
Small pothole formed from a cleared fissure in the lapiaz, marked by extensive speleothem deposition and a scree cone leading to a niche that goes no further.
Félines-Minervois
Depth: 6 m
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Small pothole formed from a cleared fissure in the lapiaz, marked by extensive speleothem deposition and a scree cone leading to a niche that goes no further.
Description
Morphology
CR3: the entrance, once cleared, was only a fissure in the lapiaz. The cave is a small pothole, which could be a sign of ancient karstification. The scree cone at the bottom leaves a narrow passage beneath stalagmites, leading to a small niche that unfortunately goes no further.
Speleothems
Speleothem deposition is extensive everywhere on the walls, in the form of flowstone.
Hydrology
Surface runoff seeped in through the fissure in the lapiaz.
Progression
From the scree cone at the bottom, a narrow passage beneath stalagmites leads to a small niche that unfortunately goes no further.
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Contains information from Grottocenter (Wikicaves), grottocenter.org, made available under the Open Database License (ODbL 1.0, https://opendatacommons.org/licenses/odbl/1-0/), modified. · https://grottocenter.org/ui/entrances/35146 · The derived data is available on request under the ODbL: [email protected] · data as of 2026 · Source: Grottocenter (Association Wikicaves), worldwide collaborative cave database (grottocenter.org), modified. CC BY-SA 3.0, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/ Grottocenter (Wikicaves) · Text by Cds 11 · adapted by Espeleoworld (normalized, translated); the adaptation is licensed CC BY-SA 3.0, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/ · https://grottocenter.org/ui/entrances/35146 · data as of 2026