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Locality Name:
Ochtinská Aragonite Cave, Ochtiná (Achten), Rožňava Co., Košice Region, Slovakia

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

mindat Locality ID: 126380
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-126380.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Ochtinská Aragonite Cave, Ochtiná (Achten), Rožňava Co., Košice Region, Slovakia": 0
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 0

Latitude: 48°39'52"N
Longitude: 20°18'32"E
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): 48.664444444444,20.308888888889

AThis mineral is Anthropogenic.
GThis mineral is directly dated.
BThis mineral is reported as having this age.
YThis mineral is using an age reported as an element mineralization period.
OThis mineral is using an age calculated from all data at the locality.
RThe age displayed for this mineral originates from a different, non-child locality.
PThe 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.

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 Mg Mn Na O P S Si Ti 

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

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality: 
AllophaneAmorphousApatiteAragoniteCalciteClayDiasporeMicaNoneNot in a structural group
PyriteQuartz

13 IMA Minerals at location:
Allophane  (*)Anatase  (*)Ankerite  (*)Aragonite  (*)Birnessite  (*)
Calcite  (*)Goethite  (*)Hydromagnesite  (*)Hydroxylapatite  (*)Muscovite  (*)
Opal  (*)Pyrite  (*)Quartz  (*)
Mineral nameStructural GroupsIMA FormulaMax Age (Ma)Min Age (Ma)# of Sublocalities containing mineralLOCALITY IDs, not mindat ids# of localities containing mineral
Allophane  (*)AllophaneAl2O3(SiO2)1.3-2.0·2.5-3.0H2O1641000470
Anatase  (*)Not in a structural groupTiO216410002162
Ankerite  (*)NoneCa(Fe2+,Mg)(CO3)216410003092
Aragonite  (*)AragoniteCa(CO3)16410003250
Birnessite  (*)None(Na,Ca,K)0.6(Mn4+,Mn3+)2O4·1.5H2O1641000178
Calcite  (*)CalciteCa(CO3)164100027770
Goethite  (*)DiasporeFeO(OH)16410007437
Hydromagnesite  (*)NoneMg5(CO3)4(OH)2·4H2O1641000341
Hydroxylapatite  (*)ApatiteCa5(PO4)3OH1641000367
Muscovite  (*)Mica ClayKAl2(Si3Al)O10(OH)2164100017380
Opal  (*)AmorphousSiO2·nH2O16410002994
Pyrite  (*)PyriteFeS2164100039462
Quartz  (*)QuartzSiO2164100061156



1 Ages assigned to this locality:

Excel IDMax Age (Ma)Min Age (Ma)Age as listed in referenceDating MethodAge InterpretPrioritized?Sample SourceSample NumRun NumAge from other LocalityDated MineralMinerals explicitely stated as having this ageAge applies to these ElementsMinDat Locality IDDated Locality (Max Age)Location as listed in referenceReferenceReference DOIReference IDAge Notes
Emily000545164100Late Jurassic-Early Cretaceous vein formation during crustal thickening triggered by Late Jurassic–Early Cretaceous orogenic convergence   Yes  228102Rožňava Co., Košice Region, Slovakiavein and metasomatic siderite deposits near RožňavaHurai et al (2010) AM28_1 


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