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Faille Jean-Pierre

Tectonic faults in Middle Jurassic dolomitic limestone, with unstable passages at -70 m that are impassable.

Tourtour 150m 70m

Tectonic faults in Middle Jurassic dolomitic limestone, with unstable passages at -70 m that are impassable.

Characteristics

  • Type: Fissure
  • Municipality: Tourtour
  • Length: 150 meters
  • Depth: 70 meters
  • Record updated:

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  1. Faille Jean-Pierre

    43.589268, 6.342423
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Tectonic faults in Middle Jurassic dolomitic limestone; some unstable passages at -70 m are impassable[ref]Guillaume CHARDIN - CDS83, Fichier des cavités du Var > "Faille Jean-Pierre [Faille d'Ampus]" (number 1139001): http://www.fichiertopo.fr/display.php?details=1&indexid=883[/ref].

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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/27202 · 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 BTH (Description sommaire) · 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/27202 · data as of 2026