GB Cave
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| GB Cave | |
|---|---|
| Location | Shipham |
| Depth | 134 m (440 ft) |
| Length | 1.95 km (6,400 ft) |
| Coordinates | Coordinates: |
| Discovery | 1939 |
| Geology | Limestone |
| Access | locked |
GB Cave (grid reference ST47595623) is a cave near Shipham in the limestone of the Mendip Hills, in Somerset, England. The cave is located within the GB Gruffy nature reserve and is close to the much smaller Charterhouse Cave.[1]
GB Cave is 1.95 km (6,400 ft) in length and reaches a depth of 134 m (440 ft).[2] It is named after Francis Goddard and Charles Barker who first discovered it in 1939.[3] GB Cave is remarkable for the Gorge, a passage large enough to contain several double-decker buses, and the main chamber which is the largest cavern amongst the Caves of the Mendip Hills.
The trace elements Magnesium, Strontium and Barium have been found by laser ablation inductively coupled plasma mass spectrometry (LA-ICP-MS) from three Holocene speleothems taken from Great Chamber in GB Cave.[4]
[edit] References
- ^ GB Gruffy. Wildlife Trusts Somerset. Retrieved on 2007-05-22.
- ^ Mendip. UK and Ireland Cave Lengths and Depths. Retrieved on 2007-01-15.
- ^ Johnson, Peter (1967). The History of Mendip Caving. Newton Abbott: David & Charles.
- ^ Roberts M. S., Smart P. L., Hawkesworth C. J., Perkins W. T. and Pearce N. J. G. (1999). "Trace element variations in coeval Holocene speleothems from GB Cave, southwest England" (in English). The Holocene 9 (6): 707–713.
