Mineral Evolution Database

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Locality Name:
Domica Cave, Kečovo, Rožňava Co., Košice Region, Slovakia

Oldest recorded age at locality: 164
Youngest recorded age at locality: 100

mindat Locality ID: 126300
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-126300.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Domica Cave, Kečovo, Rožňava Co., Košice Region, Slovakia": 0
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 0

Latitude: 48°28'39"N
Longitude: 20°28'12"E
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): 48.4775,20.47

A	This mineral is Anthropogenic.
G	This mineral is directly dated.
B	This mineral is reported as having this age.
Y	This mineral is using an age reported as an element mineralization period.
O	This mineral is using an age calculated from all data at the locality.
R	The age displayed for this mineral originates from a different, non-child locality.
P	The age displayed for this mineral is the range of ages for this mineral at all of this locality's children.
	This mineral's age has not yet been recorded.

Alumohydrocalcite	Amorphous	Apatite	Aragonite	Calcite	Clay	Corundum	Gypsum	Kaolinite	Mica
None	Taranakite

This Mineral list contains entries from this locality, including sub-localities. Minerals in bold are reported by mindat.org as occurring directly at this locality, and do not occur at any children (sublocalities) of this locality.

Elements at this locality, including sub-localities: Al C Ca Fe H K O P S Si

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality: Al C Ca Fe H K O P S Si

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality:
Alumohydrocalcite Amorphous Apatite Aragonite Calcite Clay Corundum Gypsum Kaolinite Mica
None Taranakite

11 IMA Minerals at location:

Alumohydrocalcite ()*	Aragonite ()*	Brushite ()*	Calcite ()*	Gypsum ()*
Hematite ()*	Hydroxylapatite ()*	Kaolinite ()*	Muscovite ()*	Opal ()*
Taranakite ()*

Mineral name	Structural Groups	IMA Formula	Max Age (Ma)	Min Age (Ma)	# of localities containing mineral
Alumohydrocalcite ()*	Alumohydrocalcite	CaAl₂(CO₃)₂(OH)₄·4H₂O	164	100	46
Aragonite ()*	Aragonite	Ca(CO₃)	164	100	3250
Brushite ()*	Gypsum	Ca(PO₃OH)·2H₂O	164	100	104
Calcite ()*	Calcite	Ca(CO₃)	164	100	27770
Gypsum ()*	Gypsum	Ca(SO₄)·2H₂O	164	100	6890
Hematite ()*	Corundum	Fe₂O₃	164	100	14640
Hydroxylapatite ()*	Apatite	Ca₅(PO₄)₃OH	164	100	367
Kaolinite ()*	Clay Kaolinite	Al₂Si₂O₅(OH)₄	164	100	5591
Muscovite ()*	Mica Clay	KAl₂(Si₃Al)O₁₀(OH)₂	164	100	17380
Opal ()*	Amorphous	SiO₂·nH₂O	164	100	2994
Taranakite ()*	Taranakite	K₃Al₅(PO₃OH)₆(PO₄)₂·18H₂O	164	100	57

1 Ages assigned to this locality:

	Excel ID	Max Age (Ma)	Min Age (Ma)	Age as listed in reference	Dating Method	Age Interpret	Prioritized?	Sample Source	Sample Num	Run Num	Age from other Locality	Dated Mineral	Minerals explicitely stated as having this age	Age applies to these Elements	MinDat Locality ID	Dated Locality (Max Age)	Location as listed in reference	Reference	Reference DOI	Reference ID	Age Notes
	Emily000545	164	100	Late Jurassic-Early Cretaceous		vein formation during crustal thickening triggered by Late Jurassic–Early Cretaceous orogenic convergence					Yes				228102	Rožňava Co., Košice Region, Slovakia	vein and metasomatic siderite deposits near Rožňava	Hurai et al (2010)		AM28_1

Sample	Source Locality	Reference URL

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