Grallera Petita de Cornellana

Small 7 m deep pit in the Cadí, in la Vansa i Fórnols, near the eastern slope of the ridge that descends in a SW direction from the Torreta (or Torre) de Cadí.

Vansa i Fórnols, La • Alt Urgell 10m 7m

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Small 7 m deep pit in the Cadí, in la Vansa i Fórnols, near the eastern slope of the ridge that descends in a SW direction from the Torreta (or Torre) de Cadí.

Vansa i Fórnols, La · Alt Urgell

Length: 10 m · Depth: 7 m

Updated record

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Topographic map of the main entrance — Main entrance · ICGC topographic map

Small 7 m deep pit in the Cadí, in la Vansa i Fórnols, near the eastern slope of the ridge that descends in a SW direction from the Torreta (or Torre) de Cadí.

Characteristics

Type: Pothole
Municipality: Vansa i Fórnols, La
Region: Alt Urgell
Unit: Cadí - Moixeró
Length: 10 meters
Depth: 7 meters
Major Unit: Prepirineu
Lithology: Limestone
Updated on EspeleoÍndex: November 17, 2012

Location

Near the eastern slope of the ridge that descends in a SW direction from the Torreta (or Torre) de Cadí. Approximate coordinates.

Entrances

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Cornellana, Grallera Petita de
Elevation: 2465 m
42.283800, 1.577550
UTM 31T (ED 50) 382814 4682471
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Description

Morphology

Formed by a single 7 metre shaft that remains blocked by boulders.

Progression

No survey is available.

History

As with the grallera gran de Cornellana, the first news about the cavity is given by Oleguer Escolà in a brief note in Cavernas no. 6, where he says that they located it at the end of June 1965, on one of the many outings in search of the phantom gouffre de la Sorcière. Later, the same Escolà writes that he located it in July 1970. Finally, together with other colleagues from the ERE – CEC they carry out the first exploration on 23 August 1970.

During the first exploration the survey was made, but it was lost.

Bio

Material collected on 23-8-1970:

Coleoptera: · Timarcha
· Coccinella septempunctata L

Gastropods: · Abida secale andorrensis (Bourg.)
· Xeroplexa barcinensis pallaresica (Fag.)

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Bibliography

Borràs, J.; Miñarro,JM.; Talavera, F: (1978).- Catàleg espeleològic de Catalunya. Vol. 1 (l'Alt Urgell i la Cerdanya): 166. Ed. Políglota. Barcelona.