Les grottes du massif des Calanques (Marseilleveyre - Puget - Riou, France) : géologie, géomorphologie, sédimentologie

Description and speleogenesis of some caves in the calcareous formations of the "Massif des Calanques" in relation with lithology and tectonic environments: faults, Sormiou anticline, submersion coast in the "Calanques" valleys, karstic landscapes until the holocene p...

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Main Author: Jean Joseph Blanc
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Physio-Géo 2012-09-01
Series:Physio-Géo
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Online Access:http://journals.openedition.org/physio-geo/2697
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Summary:Description and speleogenesis of some caves in the calcareous formations of the "Massif des Calanques" in relation with lithology and tectonic environments: faults, Sormiou anticline, submersion coast in the "Calanques" valleys, karstic landscapes until the holocene period. This work deals to the speleothems and other sedimentary fillings in correlation with the flowstones, silts and tectonic breccias. The speleogenesis of several marine cavities is observed into caves (Cosquer, Triperie, Riou, Tremies) and two principal drains (the underground rivers of Port-Miou and the Bestouan). A list of caves and rock-shelters for Marseilleveyre and Puget shows the importance of ancient fossil circulations. This study deals an evolution with neo-tectonic deformations, immersion of karstic voids linked to a polycyclic paleokarst.
ISSN:1958-573X