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Locality Name:
Bats’ Cave (Pestera Liliecilor; Gura Ponicovei Cave; Ponicova Cave), Brașov, Romania


mindat Locality ID: 273977
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-273977.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Bats’ Cave (Pestera Liliecilor; Gura Ponicovei Cave; Ponicova Cave), Brașov, Romania": 0
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 0

Latitude: 0°0'0"N
Longitude: 0°0'0"E
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): 0,0
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 O P S Si Ti 

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

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality: 
ApatiteCalciteCeriteClayCorundumGypsumKaoliniteMicaNoneQuartz
SpinelTaranakite

14 IMA Minerals at location:
Ardealite  (*)Brushite  (*)Calcite  (*)Francoanellite  (*)Gypsum  (*)
Hematite  (*)Hydroxylapatite  (*)Kaolinite  (*)Monetite  (*)Muscovite  (*)
Quartz  (*)Taranakite  (*)Ulvöspinel  (*)Whitlockite  (*)
Mineral nameStructural GroupsIMA FormulaMax Age (Ma)Min Age (Ma)# of Sublocalities containing mineralLOCALITY IDs, not mindat ids# of localities containing mineral
Ardealite  (*)GypsumCa2(PO3OH)(SO4)·4H2O030
Brushite  (*)GypsumCa(PO3OH)·2H2O0104
Calcite  (*)CalciteCa(CO3)027770
Francoanellite  (*)NoneK3Al5(PO3OH)6(PO4)2·12H2O08
Gypsum  (*)GypsumCa(SO4)·2H2O06890
Hematite  (*)CorundumFe2O3014640
Hydroxylapatite  (*)ApatiteCa5(PO4)3OH0367
Kaolinite  (*)Clay KaoliniteAl2Si2O5(OH)405591
Monetite  (*)NoneCa(PO3OH)021
Muscovite  (*)Mica ClayKAl2(Si3Al)O10(OH)2017380
Quartz  (*)QuartzSiO2061156
Taranakite  (*)TaranakiteK3Al5(PO3OH)6(PO4)2·18H2O057
Ulvöspinel  (*)SpinelFe2+2TiO40120
Whitlockite  (*)CeriteCa9Mg(PO3OH)(PO4)60104


No ages have been assigned to this locality yet.
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