Caves with Calcàries lithology

Caves in limestone are the benchmark terrain of Catalan speleology: the rock dissolves in slightly acidic rainwater and infiltration, and given enough time gives rise to the longest and deepest systems in the catalog. If you’re looking for speleology in karst terrain, this is by far the lithology with the greatest variety of recorded cavities — from small overhangs to systems several kilometers long.

The catalogue includes 2715 cavitats (1432 coves i 1283 avencs) with lithology Calcàries, concentrated in Begues, Sitges and Vallirana. FOU DE BOR, COVA DE LA, amb 4246 m de recorregut.

La litologia Calcàries és una roca sedimentària carbonatada molt soluble en aigua lleugerament àcida — l'origen del relleu càrstic i de la gran majoria de coves i avencs de Catalunya.