Ochtinská Aragonite Cave

Ochtinská Aragonite Cave (Slovak: Ochtinská aragonitová jaskyňa, Hungarian: Martonházi-aragonitbarlangthe Magyar Wikipedia article uses a different title) is a unique aragonite cave situated in southern Slovakia, near Rožňava. Although only 300 m long, it is famous for its rare aragonite filling.^[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.

See also

• List of caves in Slovakia

Gallery

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  Aragonite inside the cave.

References

External links

Wikimedia Commons has media related to Ochtina Aragonite Cave.

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

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 Primeval Beech Forests of the Carpathians2 Havešova Stužica Rožok Kyjovský prales 1 with Hungary 2 with Ukraine

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