UM KHIAN 2 (Tyngkhap Maw)

Description

Herbert Daniel Gebauer - 06/01/2018

A collection of three fissures / depressions … (Brooks 2006.02.21 Mss: Lumthari Fissures) above the Um Khian contains karst fragments and mud or soil (?). SITUATION (Brooks 2006.02.21 Mss: Fissure 2): Some 120 m from 1) on bearing of 220° (note 1). CAVE DESCRIPTION (Brooks 2006.02.21 Mss): Open [daylight-lit] fissure that becomes a rift 0.75 to 1 m wide and 14 m long, north-south orientated. Rift leads to second entrance. PROSPECTS: Brooks (2006.02.21 Mss): Nil / limited.A collection of three fissures / depressions … (Brooks 2006.02.21 Mss: Lumthari Fissures) above the Um Khian contains karst fragments and mud or soil (?). SITUATION (Brooks 2006.02.21 Mss: Fissure 2): Some 120 m from 1) on bearing of 220° (note 1). CAVE DESCRIPTION (Brooks 2006.02.21 Mss): Open [daylight-lit] fissure that becomes a rift 0.75 to 1 m wide and 14 m long, north-south orientated. Rift leads to second entrance. PROSPECTS: Brooks (2006.02.21 Mss): Nil / limited.

Documents

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History

EXPLORATION HISTORY: 2006.02.17: Sites noted [while travelling by in a car] by Simon Brooks [2006.02.21 Mss: Lumthari Fissures], Tony Boycott and Dave Hodgson on route to Samassi (i.e. Samasi). 2006.02.20: Explored by Dave Hodgson supported by Simon Brooks (2006.02.21 Mss). Herbert Daniel Gebauer - 06/01/2018

Caves nearby

Distance (km)	Name	Length (m)	Depth (m)
0.0	UM KHIAN 3 (Tyngkhap Maw)
0.3	UM KHIAN 1 (Tyngkhap Maw)
0.4	AA CAVE B15: rattle spider
0.4	AA CAVE B15: three cows
0.4	UM MYRTHEN (Krem)
0.6	WOOD CUTTERS POT (aa -)
0.6	AA CAVE SAH HATI (Whitaker 2008)
0.6	GRASS SKI-ING POT (aa -)
0.6	AA CAVE SAH HATI (Glanvill 2008)