M-10 del Mongioie
Small fossil cavity in Jurassic limestones, with a descending sub-elliptical conduit, a relic of a Cenozoic phreatic network, obstructed at the bottom by clastic fill.
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M-10 del Mongioie
Small fossil cavity in Jurassic limestones, with a descending sub-elliptical conduit, a relic of a Cenozoic phreatic network, obstructed at the bottom by clastic fill.
Ormea
Length: 34 m · Depth: 16 m
Updated record
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Small fossil cavity in Jurassic limestones, with a descending sub-elliptical conduit, a relic of a Cenozoic phreatic network, obstructed at the bottom by clastic fill.
Description
Morphology
The small entrance, in the Jurassic limestones, leads into a descending sub-elliptical conduit, typical of a full-flow tube, with evident morphologies such as corrosion pockets, scallops and smoothed surfaces. The pressure conduit continues at a regular gradient (ca. 30°) bending sharply to the south until it is obstructed by clastic fill. Fossil cavity, relic of a Cenozoic phreatic network (adapted from: Bollettino del Gruppo Speleologico Imperiese CAI; text: Gilberto Calandri).
Speleothems
On the walls and ceiling, in patches, there are deposits of mondmilch, linked to percolation water, clearly corresponding to microjoints (adapted from: Bollettino del Gruppo Speleologico Imperiese CAI; text: Gilberto Calandri).
Other details
On the bottom there is minute rubble, mainly from gelifraction and from outside contributions (adapted from: Bollettino del Gruppo Speleologico Imperiese CAI; text: Gilberto Calandri).
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Source: Catasto speleologico del Piemonte e della Valle d'Aosta (AGSP, catastogrotte-piemonte.net) (catastogrotte-piemonte.net), modified. CC BY-SA 4.0, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/ Associazione Gruppi Speleologici Piemontesi (AGSP), Catasto Speleologico Piemontese e Valdostano · https://catastogrotte-piemonte.net/caves-view-846.html · data as of 2026