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Grotte des Baumelles

Fossil aven 4.5 m deep, opening onto a diaclase est (east–west joint) and reduced to a small chamber filled by a collapse.

Issirac 4m

Fossil aven 4.5 m deep, opening onto a diaclase est (east–west joint) and reduced to a small chamber filled by a collapse.

Characteristics

  • Type: Cave
  • Municipality: Issirac
  • Depth: 4 meters
  • Record updated:

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  1. Grotte des Baumelles

    44.278972, 4.480417
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Description

Morphology

Fossil aven formed at the expense of a diaclase est (east–west joint). The entrance opening measures approximately 0.4 m x 0.7 m. The cavity is limited to a small chamber obstructed by a collapse. The total depth of the cavity is 4.5 metres.

History

Source: Daniel Penez, Inventaire spéléo Ragaïe, 1971, page 47.

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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/38140 · 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/38140 · data as of 2026