Mexican Speleology - Caves of the Sierra Madre Oriental in the Xilitla Region

Authors

  • Federico Bonet Marco Institute of Geology, National Autonomous University of Mexico.

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.22201/10.22201/igl.01855530e.1953.57.80

Keywords:

sinkholes, karst, Huichihuayan, slope, speleology

Abstract

With this issue, scientific interest in Mexican caves is initiated, and the author, of Spanish origin, is distinguished as the pioneer of speleology in Mexico. The study area covers a sector of the Sierra Madre Oriental between Huichihuayan, S.L.P., and Xichú, Gto., encompassing both slopes of the mountain range. The description includes numerous caves and other karst structures such as sinkholes (locally known as "sótanos") and dolines that exist in the areas of Huichihuayan, El Jobo, Xilitla, Plan de Juárez, and Ahuacatlán in the state of S.L.P., as well as El Madroño in the state of Querétaro.

Abstract from:

Gómez-Caballero, J. A. (2005). Historia e índice comentado del Boletín del Instituto de Geología de la UNAM. Boletín de la Sociedad Geológica Mexicana: Volumen Conmemorativo del Centenario Aspectos históricos de la Geología Mexicana, 57I(2), 149-185. http://dx.doi.org/10.18268/BSGM2005v57n2a3

References

• Davis, W.M. (1930). Origin of Limestone Caverns. Bulletin of the Geological Society of America, 41(3), 425-628.

• Heim, A. (1940). The Front Ranges of the Sierra Madre Oriental, México, from Ciudad Victoria to Tamazunchale. Eclogae Geologicae Helvetiae, 33(2).

• Jeannel, R. (1926). Faune Cavernicole de la France. Chevallier.

• Newman, R.J. (1950). Notes on some Mexican Caves. The News Speleleological National Society, 8(4), 4.

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Published

1953-01-01

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No. 57 (1953): Mexican Speleology - Caves of the Sierra Madre Oriental in the Xilitla Region

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