M 3
Lithographic limestone spur of Maastrichtian age, cut by the Aude and pierced by three entrances visible from the D118.
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M 3
Lithographic limestone spur of Maastrichtian age, cut by the Aude and pierced by three entrances visible from the D118.
Montazels
Length: 15 m · Depth: 2 m
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Lithographic limestone spur of Maastrichtian age, cut by the Aude and pierced by three entrances visible from the D118.
Description
Morphology
Ridge of lithographic limestones with rognacien facies of the Maastrichtian. It is a rocky spur that has been cut by the Aude. There are three entrances: the southernmost is marked by a collapsed block, the second is vast and lit, the northern one is low. The rock is bare apart from a few ancient sandy deposits.
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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/34507 · 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 (Géologie), Cds 11 (Description générale) · 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/34507 · data as of 2026