Ochtinská Aragonite Cave

Ochtinská Aragonite Cave
Ochtinská Aragonite Cave
Slovak: Ochtinská aragonitová jaskyňa
	White aragonite forms the cave's rare attractions
Location	Slovak Karst, Slovakia
Length	300 m
Height variation	30 m
Elevation	642 m
Discovery	1954
Geology	aragonite
Visitors	26,591 (2009)

Ochtinská Aragonite Cave (Slovak: Ochtinská aragonitová jaskyňa, Hungarian: Martonházi-aragonitbarlang^{[citation needed]}) is a unique aragonite cave situated in southern Slovakia, near Rožňava. Although only 300 m long, it is famous for its rare aragonite formations.^[2]

Description[]

There are only three aragonite caves discovered in the world so far.

In the so-called Milky Way Hall, the main attraction of the cave, white branches and clusters of aragonite shine like stars in the Milky Way. The cave was discovered by Martin Cangár and Jiri Prosek in 1954 and opened to the public in 1972. Along with other caves of the Slovak Karst, it is included in the UNESCO World Heritage list as a component of Caves of Aggtelek Karst and Slovak Karst site.^[3]

Gallery[]

Aragonite inside the cave

References[]

^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2013-04-22. Retrieved 2010-11-20.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)^{[full citation needed]}
^ Lucinda Mallows, Lucy Mallows (2007). Slovakia: The Bradt Travel Guide. Bradt Travel Guides. p. 6. ISBN 1-84162-188-9.
^ Mallows, Lucy (2007). "Ochtínská aragonitová jaskyňa (cave)". Slovakia. pp. 293–4. ISBN 978-1-84162-188-3.

External links[]

Official site with pictures, map of the cave, and contact information

Coordinates: 48°39′49.12″N 20°18′20.35″E / 48.6636444°N 20.3056528°E / 48.6636444; 20.3056528

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[1] "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2013-04-22. Retrieved 2010-11-20.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)^{[full citation needed]}

[Mallows-Mallows-2] Lucinda Mallows, Lucy Mallows (2007). Slovakia: The Bradt Travel Guide. Bradt Travel Guides. p. 6. ISBN 1-84162-188-9.

[3] Mallows, Lucy (2007). "Ochtínská aragonitová jaskyňa (cave)". Slovakia. pp. 293–4. ISBN 978-1-84162-188-3.

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hide v t World Heritage Sites in Slovakia
Cultural	Historic Town of Banská Štiavnica and Technical Monuments in its Vicinity Levoča, Spiš Castle and associated cultural monuments Levoča Spiš Castle Spišská Kapitula Žehra Spišské Podhradie Vlkolínec Bardejov Town Monument Reserve Wooden Churches of the Slovak Carpathians Hervartov Tvrdošín Kežmarok Leštiny Hronsek Bodružal Ladomírová Ruská Bystrá
Natural	Caves of Aggtelek Karst and Slovak Karst¹ Domica Gombasecká Jasovská Krásnohorská Ochtinská Dobšinská Ancient and Primeval Beech Forests of the Carpathians and Other Regions of Europe² Havešova Stužica Rožok Kyjovský prales
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Ochtinská Aragonite Cave

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Description[]

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Ochtinská Aragonite Cave
Slovak: Ochtinská aragonitová jaskyňa
White aragonite forms the cave's rare attractions
Location	Slovak Karst, Slovakia
Length	300 m
Height variation	30 m
Elevation	642 m
Discovery	1954
Geology	aragonite
Visitors	26,591 (2009) ^[1]