Marble Cave, Kosovo
Template:Short description Template:Use dmy dates Template:Use list-defined references Template:Use British English Template:Infobox cave The Marble Cave or the Gadime Cave (Template:Langx; Template:Langx) 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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