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Sandstone Caves in Catalonia

Unlike limestone, sandstone is not very soluble: the cavities that form in it owe more to mechanical erosion —wind, surface water, local collapses— than to chemical dissolution. That’s why caves in sandstone tend to be shorter and closer to the surface, but also easier to read at a glance, since their shape directly reflects the erosive process that created them.

The catalogue includes 373 cavitats (322 coves i 51 avencs) with Sandstone lithology, concentrated in Tavertet, Lluçà and l'Esquirol. Cova del Serrat del Vent, amb 4273 m de recorregut.

The surveyed length of the caves with this data ranges from 2 to 4273 metres. The depth ranges from 1 to 215 metres. You can check the full entry for location, access and, where available, photographs and survey maps. The whole set of caves on this page can also be downloaded as CSV or JSON.

La litologia Gresos és una roca sedimentària detrítica de gra fi a mitjà, generalment poc soluble, on les cavitats es formen més aviat per erosió mecànica que per dissolució química.

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