MUPSIN 4.1 (Thlu)

Herbert Daniel Gebauer - 06/01/2018

Two neighbouring, elongated cave entrances give access to a pothole and an approximately north-south trending (circa 005° to 185°) rift passage, some 65 m long, with a floor descending by about 40° towards north and closed at both ends. SITUATION: About 40 m east of Thloo –>Moopsin 2 (Hoss & Ludwig 2005.02.20 Mss: Thloo Moopsin 4 I + II ?). CAVE DESCRIPTION 1: The southerm cave entrance (Thloo Moopsin 4.1) is up to 6 m or 7 m (east west) by 22 m (north south) wide and drops some 20 m or 25 m to the cave floor (after Hoss & Ludwig 2005.02.20 Mss, with cave plan and survey data). CAVE DESCRIPTION 2: Tackle: 50 m (Hoss & Ludwig 2005.02.20 Mss). CAVE DESCRIPTION 3: 80 m (Brooks 2005 Mss: Meghalaya Diary). CAVE DESCRIPTION 4: 20.02.05 Shnongrim ARJ, PL, RH Total 2005 Survey 95.84 Vertical Range 20.09 [probably metres] (Brooks 2005.10.05 Mss: Meghalaya 2005 Survey Summary). CAVE DESCRIPTION 5: 20.02.05, hoss, ludwig, Total: 95.84, Alt± : 26.09 (-22.04, 4.05) (Arbenz, T 2005.02.05 Mss: ThlooMoopsin 2).