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Visit of Clamouse
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    • Clamouse cave belongs to a huge complex of caves, as can be seen on the drawing (please, enlarge) and only a very small part is open for visits.

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    Dress Code: No warm clothing required as it is the case in most caves (see my Roquefort page). The temperature remains around 18°C.
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    Clamouse cave: Draperies in stone
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    It looks almost like burning lava flowing from nowhere. But it is not burning and it is not flowing ! At least, what is flowing is water with dissolved calcite (also called aragonite). When water evaporates, calcite remains and gives these shapes.

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    Clamouse cave: Pond in the night
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    IThe water of this pond is crystal clear. That means that the food web is very low. As a consequence, there are no cave animals living in Clamouse cave as there would not be enough food for them to grow.

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    Clamouse cave: Lot of draperies
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    There are draperies everywhere. It looks like if we were in some medieval draper's shop. The highest the content of carbonate in the water and the slowest the flow of water, the more abundant will be the draperies.

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    Clamouse cave: Massive draperies hanging
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    Some draperies are thin and delicate, looking like lace. Others, like these are very massive. Draperies are very strong and when in some place, a passage has to be widened and parts of a drapery removed, it is a very hard work.

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    Clamouse cave: Stalactites hanging
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    Stalactites are hanging from the ceiling. They are everywhere ! Most speleologist claim that Clamouse is one of the caves in the whole world that have the richest content in concretions of every kind and shape.

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    Clamouse cave: Stone cataract
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    Cataracts of stone seem to flow slowly. Actually, the water flowing gently along the walls feeds them. When they are still alimented and thus will grow, their surface remains always wet and shining. When it is dry, it will never grow any more.

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    Clamouse cave: Stalactites and stalagmites
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    When a stalactite meets a stalagmite, they make a column. In some rooms, there are mainly columns and neither free stalactites nor free stalagmites. Sometimes at the junction between both, kind of piles of dishes are formed. They are called "piles d'assiettes" (piles of dishes) !

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    Clamouse cave: Thin fistulous stalactites and massive columns
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    The contrast between thin fistulous stalactites and massive columns is striking. The fistulous are not found very often in caves, worldwide. They occur when the water pressure is very high, while stalactites, stalagmites and draperies occur when water flows gently, with little pressure, which is the usual case.

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    Column cave style
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    • This column shows on all its heights the "pile d'assiettes" (pile of dishes) phenomenon. It occurs when after a while (which can be several centuries !), water change a little bit the direction of its flow. Each time it changes, it builds another dish, oriented a little differently from the other.

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    Comments for JLBG about Saint-Guilhem-le-Désert
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    TheWanderingCamel Tue Feb 14, 2006 02:42 UTC
     Fantastic cave photos. I love this region of France - StG and other towns - Minerve and St Martin du Londres. Nice memories. leyle    		evaanna Mon Dec 19, 2005 12:49 UTC
     Delightful mediaeval and Rennaissance architecture and a great nightlife spot :-)) Thanks for the wonderful tour.
    Trekki Sun Sep 4, 2005 21:16 UTC
     Bookmark !! This city and the caves are THE place for me, as I love these types of old houses and charme - and the caves seem to be just exciting ! Thanks for sharing !    		Bigjones Thu May 26, 2005 10:52 UTC
     Je suis tombée sous le charme de St-Guilhem l'été dernier. Bravo pour cette page !
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