Grotte e abissi nell'unità geologica El Montmell
Estensioni: Baix Penedès, Alt Camp
Fa parte della grande unità Serralada Prelitoral, dominata da calcare (83 %). Le sue grotte sono distribuite in Baix Penedès, Alt Camp.
El Montmell is a unit of the Serralada Prelitoral with 41 cavities: 14 pits and 27 caves. It has a total length of 1174 m and a maximum depth of 80 m, with limestone and dolomite predominating.
Ci sono 41 cavità catalogate nell'unità geologica El Montmell, tra cui 14 pozzi e 27 grotte. La più lunga è Avenc Victoria (250 m).
Lo sviluppo conta ogni grotta una volta (un sistema conta una volta), e la profondità è quella della grotta più profonda, canyon esclusi.
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El Montmell, located in the Serralada Prelitoral, contains 41 cavities: 14 pits and 27 caves. The group totals 1174 m of length and reaches a maximum depth of 80 m. The dominant lithologies are limestone (34 cavities), followed by dolomite (6) and conglomerate (1).
Among the most notable cavities is the Avenc Victoria, with 250 m of length and 80 m of depth, discovered in 1969 by the SIE – CEA and structured along an E–W fracture. The Avenc dels Pinyerets, discovered in 1933, has 110 m of length and 38 m of depth, with a first shaft of 15 m and another of 7 m. Also included are the Avenc de Pallerets, with 90 m of length and 23 m of depth, mentioned since 1897 and explored in 1933, and the Cova del Manyé, with 90 m of length and an approximate drop of 19 m, with remains of rubbish removed in 2022.
The range, limestone, extends between the Penedès and the Camp as a prolongation of the Prelitoral, with scattered cavities.
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Fonte: Espeleoindex (espeleoindex.com), modificato. CC BY-NC 4.0, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/