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THE OCHTINSKA ARAGONITE CAVE
WORLD NATURAL HERITAGE, NATIONAL NATURE MONUMENT
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It is situated in the Ochtinský cryptokarst in the Revúcka Highland, in the massive of Hrádok Hill, between Jelšava nad Štítnik. It was formed in a lens of Palaeozoic crystalline limestones. Overall length of the caves is 300 m. A rich aragonite filling was formed under specific hydrochemical and climatic conditions in closed underground space. The cave was discovered in 1954 by chance, when driving a new geologic exploratory gallery. It was open to the public in 1972 in the length of 230m.
Ochtinská aragonitová jaskyňa, tel.: 00421/941-4482 564, Revúca, Rožňava |
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