BOREHOLE TE-2/W1, Ledung: Tshebar (Cave of)

Arden (Chhoekhorling Gewog - BT)
26.875000,91.375000
Grottocenter / carte

Description

Herbert Daniel Gebauer - 06/01/2018

Relatively large solution cavities with unidentified dimensions and of dubious character and nature report DAS & PYNE (1999: 71-72 with geological map and cross sections 1: 4000) from … the western part of Ledung Ridge [note 1] (designated as Tashebar [sic!] Extension area) situated 1.5 km to the north-east of Tshebar [sic!] village in the Pemagatshel dzongkhag. The cross sections show an about 20 m thick Loose formation / Sludge; Cavernous which was encountered when sinking the boreholes TE-2/W1 and TE-3/W (about 100 m apart from each other) on the western slope of the north-west dipping (5° - 20°) outcrop of -sandwhiched- (interstratal) limestone (32.55 m to 52.40 m thick) which is underlain by carbonaceous phyllite and overlain by phyllite covered with scree and soil.Borehole TE-2 (1141.15 m asl) encountered 32.55 m limestone and TE-3 (1110.66 m asl) encountered 52.40 m. Borehole TE-2/W1 (1087 m asl): 2.8 m limestone + circa 20 m cavernous sludge (between ca. 1050 - 1070 m asl); Boehole TE-3/W1 (1050 m asl): 9.3 m limestone + circa 20 m cavernous sludge (between ca. 1025 - 1045 m asl).ehole TE-3/W1 (1050 m asl): 9.3 m limestone + circa 20 m cavernous sludge (between ca. 1025 - 1045 m asl).

Documents

Bibliography 06/01/2018
  • Das, J N & Pyne, T K 1999.

History

Herbert Daniel Gebauer - 06/01/2018

Caves nearby

Distance (km)NameLength (m)Depth (m)
18.6PEMAGATSHEL, 1st (Cave near)
34.6KHALING (Cave near)
46.9MONGAR (Stein 1988) (Cave near)
55.5TIROT, Niangdai (Krem)
58.2GOM KHARA DIGLAM
93.7AA CAVE, Tenga (Sootinck 2008)
98.1DOSUM DIGLAM
98.8MONPA (Cave of the)
107.8TEPEGALU & JATUNG TUNG KARMU (Cave of)