diff --git a/templates/caveindex.html b/templates/caveindex.html
index 3b698868b..b62b4e06b 100644
--- a/templates/caveindex.html
+++ b/templates/caveindex.html
@@ -43,12 +43,12 @@ Black triangle <span style="color: black">&#x25B2;</span> against a name indicat
       {% endif %}
       {% if cave.filename %}
 	{% if cave.entrances %}
-		{% if cave.no_location %}<span style="color: black">&#x25B2;</span>{% endif %}
-	{% else %}<span style="color: orange">&#x25B2;</span>
+		{% if cave.no_location %}<span title="the cave has an Entrance, but no entrances have located survey station" style="color: black">&#x25B2;</span>{% endif %}
+	{% else %}<span title="the cave has no Entrance (and is not 'pending')" style="color: orange">&#x25B2;</span>
 	{% endif %}
-	{% else %}<span style="color: blue">&#x25BC;</span>
+	{% else %}<span title="the cave is 'pending' creation properly" style="color: blue">&#x25BC;</span>
 	{% endif %}
-      {% if cave.survex_file %}{% else %}<span style="color: red">*</span>{% endif %}
+      {% if cave.survex_file %}{% else %}<span title="no survex file is explicitly associated with the cave (but there might be a *fix somewhere)" style="color: red">*</span>{% endif %}
   </td></tr>
 
 {% endfor %}
@@ -114,7 +114,7 @@ Black triangle <span style="color: black">&#x25B2;</span> against a name indicat
     {% for cave in caves1624 %}
     <tr><td><a href="{{ cave.url }}">{% if cave.kataster_number %}{{ cave.kataster_number }} {{cave.official_name|safe}}</a> {% if cave.unofficial_number %}({{cave.unofficial_number }}){% endif %}{% else %}{{cave.unofficial_number }} {{cave.official_name|safe}}</a> {% endif %} 
       {% if cave.filename %}
-		{% if cave.no_location %}<span style="color: black">&#x25B2;</span>{% endif %}
+		{% if cave.no_location %}<span  style="color: black">&#x25B2;</span>{% endif %}
 	{% if cave.entrances %}
 	{% else %}<span style="color: orange">&#x25B2;</span>
 	{% endif %}