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Forat de Sarroqueta

Small pit about 10 m deep near the village of Sarroqueta (el Pont de Suert), explored by Lluís Auroux (SAS-CGB) in August 1966.

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Small pit about 10 m deep near the village of Sarroqueta (el Pont de Suert), explored by Lluís Auroux (SAS-CGB) in August 1966.

Characteristics

Location

About 100 metres NW of the village of Sarroqueta (el Pont de Suert). Approximate coordinates, without much precision.

Map

Entrances

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  1. Sarroqueta, Forat de

    Elevation: 1100 m

    42.443884, 0.721077
    UTM 31T (ETRS89) 312578 4701578
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Description

Morphology

Formed by a single cylindrical shaft, 1.50 metres in diameter and 10 metres deep, with a sloping base.

Other details

No survey is available.

History

The first report (and practically the only one) we have of this small pit is that of the exploration by Lluís Auroux (SAS-CGB) in August 1966.

Bio

Coleoptera:

  • Stygiophyes aldomai allomorphus ssp.n

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Bibliography

  1. Borràs, J.; Miñarro, JM.; Talavera, F. (1979).- Catàleg Espeleològic de Catalunya (el Pallars Jussà). Vol. 3: 211 pp. (Notes biospeleològiques, per Xavier Bellés). Ed. Políglota. Barcelona.
  1. Ferro, A. (1972).- “Catastro de cavidades catalanas excavadas en materiales no calcáreos”. Comunicaciones del II Simposium de Metodología Espeleológica. Escola Catalana d'Espeleologia / SIE – CE Àliga. Barcelona.
  1. Fresneda, J & Escolà, O. (2000).-”Distribución del género Stygiophyes Fresneda, 1998 y descripción de Stygiophyes aldomi allmorphus ssp.n (coleoptera, Cholevidae, Leptodirinae). Miscel·lània Zoològica 23.2:55-68. Museu d'Història Natural. Barcelona.

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