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Meyvaliköy



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Type:
Horizontal Cave
Altitude:
m
Diameter:
m- Direction:

Region:
Marmara
Province:
Balikesir
District:
Bigadiç
Village:
Dervisler


TAYEx:
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Registration State:
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Location: It is located in the Dervisler Village among the Alacam Mountains.
Geography and Environment: It was formed within the Cretaceous aged; non-local crystallized limestones. It consists of three sections; which are as follows; continuously active section at the lower level; semi-active section at the middle level and fossil section at the upper level. In the active sections; there is an underground creek; maintaining its flow in summer or winter; which is indication of the fact that it is supplied in a well-balanced manner. Inside and outside cave; there are faulting; particularly fault breccias inside the cave.
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