Marble Cave, Kosovo

Cave in Kosovo

42°28′48″N 21°12′20″E / 42.48006°N 21.205538°E / 42.48006; 21.205538Discovery1966GeologyKarst limestone

The Marble Cave or the Gadime Cave (Albanian: Shpella e Mermerit; Serbian: Мермерна пећина/Mermerna pećina) is a karstic limestone cave in the village of Gadime e Ulët in the municipality of Lipjan in Kosovo.[1][2] Much of it is still unexplored. The cave was found in 1966 by a villager, Ahmet Asllani, who was working on his garden.[3][4]

Overview

Gadime Cave is located within the marble limestones belonging to the Mesozoic era.[1] The cave was formed during the tertiary period.[5] In course of time the marble was subjected to cracking as a result of tectonic erosions.[1]

The entrance to the cave is in two directions. The lower direction is relatively complicated and consists of 3 transverse channels, 2 parallel and curved corridors. The upper direction consists of two combined corridors. The total length of the cave is 1.260 m and its area is 56.25 ha.[1]

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References

  1. ^ a b c d "HUMAN IMPACTS IN A TOURIST KARSTIC GADIME CAVE (KOSOVA)" (PDF).
  2. ^ Bajraktari, Fadil (2012). "PROTECTION OF KARST CAVES IN KOSOVO". ResearchGate.
  3. ^ Schuman, Michael (14 May 2014). Serbia and Montenegro Nations in Transition. Infobase Publishing. p. 137. ISBN 9781438122526. Retrieved 27 February 2016.
  4. ^ Gadime Cave (Gadime e Ulët), Kosovo. National Geographic: Western Balkans Geotourism Map Guide. Archived 24 January 2014.
  5. ^ Mustafa, Behxhet; Hajdari, Avni; Mustafa, Valmir; Pulaj, Bledar (2018). "Natural Heritage in the Republic of Kosovo: Looking for Potential UNESCO Sites" (PDF). Landscape Online. 63: 1–16. doi:10.3097/LO.201863.

Further reading

  • 501 Must-visit Natural Wonders. Bounty Books. 2007. ISBN 978-0-7537-1591-8.
  • "Mermerna pećina" (in Serbian). Archived from the original on 23 December 2003. Retrieved 18 February 2009.
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