Slate Caves in Catalonia
Slate is a fine-grained, practically insoluble metamorphic rock: the cavities found in it are not the result of chemical dissolution but of fractures and mechanical processes, such as landslips or openings along foliation planes. These are rare cavities in the catalog, and each tends to have its own local geological explanation rather than a repeatable pattern.
5 cavitats with Slate lithology are part of the catalogue. Most are found in Vielha e Mijaran, Arres and Queralbs. Cova de la Veta Negra, amb 28 m de recorregut.
The surveyed length of the caves with this data ranges from 4 to 28 metres. The depth ranges from 1 to 7 metres. Each entry includes exact location, coordinates and, where available, photographs and survey maps, with a downloadable GPX track. The whole list on this page can also be exported as CSV or JSON.
La litologia Pissarres és una roca metamòrfica de gra fi i molt poc soluble, on les cavitats són rares i solen respondre a fractures o processos mecànics més que a dissolució.
Counties
- Cova de la Veta NegraCavitat artificial de 28 m. de recorregut a Palau-saverdera (Alt Empordà)
- Còva de BetlanPetita cavitat artificial de 22 m. de recorregut a la Vall d'Aran
- Cauva Des GuèinesPetita esquerda de 12 m. de recorregut a Arres (Vall d'Aran)
- Cova Serra PlanaEscletxa de 15 metres al Roc dels Malls, Aidí (Llavorsí).
- Cova de l'AmadeuPetita gruta de tan sols 4 m. de longitud a ponent de Núria.
