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Cave | |||
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Altitude: |
30 m | |||
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Depth: |
0 m | |||
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Length: |
23 m | |||
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Region: |
Marmara | |||
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Province: |
Sakarya | |||
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District: |
Karasu | |||
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Village: |
Hürriyet | |||
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| Location: It is located on the western bank of the Sakarya River; south of Hürriyet Köyü (Tömeköy) west of the Karasu District; in the north of Adapazari. |
| Structural Properties and formation : It formed inside the aged limestones on the Çakraz formation. Tömbek is an upside down T shape cave; formed in accordance with the direction and dip of the limestone layers. The cave width is 0.5-1.5 m; the ceiling height is 0.5-2 m. There are sand and pebble piles in the section that extends southbound; and dripstone formations; and a small pond in the gallery which is in east-west direction. It is a spring type; fossil; half-active cave. |
| Research History: It was researched by the Geological Studies Department of the MTA General Directorate and published in 2002. |
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