Ochtinská Aragonite Cave

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Ochtinská Aragonite Cave is a unique Slovak show cave renowned for its rare aragonite formations and striking underground beauty.

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instanceOf aragonite cave ⓘ
show cave ⓘ
tourist attraction ⓘ
access artificial tunnel ⓘ
climate stable cave microclimate ⓘ
continent Europe ⓘ
country Slovakia ⓘ
discoveredBy Jiri Prosek ⓘ
Jozef Varga ⓘ
Martin Cangár ⓘ
discoveryMethod drilling of exploratory adit ⓘ
discoveryYear 1954 ⓘ
feature branching aragonite clusters ⓘ
helicite aragonite formations ⓘ
needle-like aragonite crystals ⓘ
white and bluish aragonite coloration ⓘ
formationProcess precipitation of aragonite from magnesium-rich waters ⓘ
geologicalFormation Paleozoic crystalline limestone ⓘ
governingBody Ministry of Environment of the Slovak Republic ⓘ
knownFor high aesthetic value of speleothems ⓘ
limited global occurrence of aragonite caves ⓘ
rare aragonite formations ⓘ
unique cave aragonite clusters ⓘ
languageOfficialName Ochtinská aragonitová jaskyňa ⓘ
lighting electric lighting ⓘ
locatedIn Košice Region ⓘ
Rožňava District ⓘ
Slovak Ore Mountains ⓘ
locatedOn northern slope of Hrádok hill ⓘ
management Slovak Caves Administration ⓘ
near Jelšava ⓘ
Ochtiná ⓘ
oneOfFewOfTypeInWorld aragonite caves ⓘ
openedToPublicYear 1972 ⓘ
partOf Slovak Karst ⓘ
Slovak Karst Caves ⓘ
linked to: Slovak Karst
primaryMineral aragonite ⓘ
protectionStatus UNESCO World Heritage Site component ⓘ
national nature monument ⓘ
region Central Europe ⓘ
tourismImportance major speleological attraction of Slovakia ⓘ
touristAccess guided tours only ⓘ
UNESCOExtensionYear 2000 ⓘ
UNESCOInscriptionYear 1995 ⓘ
UNESCOWorldHeritageSite Caves of Aggtelek Karst and Slovak Karst ⓘ

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Gemer → contains → Ochtinská Aragonite Cave ⓘ
Slovak Karst → contains → Ochtinská Aragonite Cave ⓘ
Ochtinská Aragonite Cave → languageOfficialName → Ochtinská aragonitová jaskyňa ⓘ
linked to: Ochtinská Aragonite Cave