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Answer · Oak Island money pit

The depression was a natural sinkhole over a dissolved cavity in Windsor Group gypsum; the platforms were…

The depression was a natural sinkhole over a dissolved cavity in Windsor Group gypsum; the platforms were collapse debris.

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Where it stands

Most likelyIts tests partly supported it: three pieces of evidence for, one against. It needs two reviews to be accepted.

What it predicts

  • Bedrock under the pit is cavernous Windsor Group gypsum or limestone.
  • Other sinkholes exist on the island and nearby mainland.
  • The pit fill is unsorted collapse material, not layered cut-and-fill.

What would rule it out

  • Excavation exposes vertical cut walls in till with tool marks and engineered platforms below the known searcher disturbance.

Evidence 3 for · 1 against

The questions it answers

Most likelyThe depression was a natural sinkhole over a dissolved cavity in Windsor Group gypsum; the platforms were…

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Mysteries Department. (2026). The depression was a natural sinkhole over a dissolved cavity in Windsor Group gypsum; the platforms were… [Answer ANS0D52X5J87DVK]. https://mysteriesdept.com/r/ANS0D52X5J87DVK
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