Ashadar-Unkur Cave, Tyuya-Muyun Massif, Aravan District, Osh Region, Kyrgyzstani
| Regional Level Types | |
|---|---|
| Ashadar-Unkur Cave | Cave |
| Tyuya-Muyun Massif | Massif |
| Aravan District | District |
| Osh Region | Region |
| Kyrgyzstan | Country |
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
40° 21' 12'' North , 72° 35' 48'' East
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Other/historical names associated with this locality:
Dragon Cave
Other Languages:
Russian:
Пещера Аджиадар-Ункур (Пещера Дракона), Массив Тюя-Муюн (Тюя-Муюнский массив; массив Тое-Моюн), Араванский район, Ошская область, Киргизия
This 80-m-long cave (whose vertical extent is 26 m) is composed of two chambers with somewhat irregular shape. The cave opens through a portal on the steep southern slope of the Tyuya-Muyun massif and has a second entrance on the massif surface. The cave floor consists of collapsed blocks of limestone. The cave contains little mineralization, represented by small amounts of baryte crystals (subaqueous deposits) and calcite deposits reflecting the ponded water (rafts and platelets) as well as subaerial conditions (popcorn, small dripstone formations). It is most likely that the cave formed at the latest stages of hypogene karstification (deposition of barite) and at some point in time, it functioned as a spring discharging upwelling water.
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2 valid minerals.
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| ⓘ Baryte Formula: BaSO4 Reference: Dublyansky, Y., Hevesi, A., Hromas, J., Kraus, S., Mahanykova, V., Mikhailov, V., Mucke, D., Sanykova, V., Székely, K., and Takács-Bolner, K. (1989) Tyuya-Muyun (USSR, Kirghizia - preliminary results of the speleological researches carried out by the International Expedition in 1989). In: Hazslinskzky, T., and Takács-Bolner, K. (eds.), Proceedings - Communications of the 10-th International Congress of Speleology, Budapest, 13-20. August 1989. Volume III, pages 825-830; Dublyansky, Y., Michajljow, W., Bolner-Takács-Bolner, K., Hromas, J., Székely, K., Hevesi, A., and Kraus, S. (2017) Hypogene karst in the Tyuya-Muyun and the Kara-Tash massifs (Kyrgyzstan). In: Klimchouk, A., Palmer, A.N., De Waele, J., Auler, A.S., and Audra, P. (eds), Hypogene karst regions and caves of the world. Cave and karst systems of the world. Springer, Cham, pages 495-507. |
| ⓘ Calcite Formula: CaCO3 Reference: Dublyansky, Y., Hevesi, A., Hromas, J., Kraus, S., Mahanykova, V., Mikhailov, V., Mucke, D., Sanykova, V., Székely, K., and Takács-Bolner, K. (1989) Tyuya-Muyun (USSR, Kirghizia - preliminary results of the speleological researches carried out by the International Expedition in 1989). In: Hazslinskzky, T., and Takács-Bolner, K. (eds.), Proceedings - Communications of the 10-th International Congress of Speleology, Budapest, 13-20. August 1989. Volume III, pages 825-830; Dublyansky, Y., Michajljow, W., Bolner-Takács-Bolner, K., Hromas, J., Székely, K., Hevesi, A., and Kraus, S. (2017) Hypogene karst in the Tyuya-Muyun and the Kara-Tash massifs (Kyrgyzstan). In: Klimchouk, A., Palmer, A.N., De Waele, J., Auler, A.S., and Audra, P. (eds), Hypogene karst regions and caves of the world. Cave and karst systems of the world. Springer, Cham, pages 495-507. |
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List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
| Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| ⓘ | Calcite | 5.AB.05 | CaCO3 |
| Group 7 - Sulphates, Chromates, Molybdates and Tungstates | |||
| ⓘ | Baryte | 7.AD.35 | BaSO4 |
List of minerals for each chemical element
| C | Carbon | |
|---|---|---|
| C | ⓘ Calcite | CaCO3 |
| O | Oxygen | |
| O | ⓘ Calcite | CaCO3 |
| O | ⓘ Baryte | BaSO4 |
| S | Sulfur | |
| S | ⓘ Baryte | BaSO4 |
| Ca | Calcium | |
| Ca | ⓘ Calcite | CaCO3 |
| Ba | Barium | |
| Ba | ⓘ Baryte | BaSO4 |
References
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Year (asc) Year (desc) Author (A-Z) Author (Z-A)Dublyansky, Y., Hevesi, A., Hromas, J., Kraus, S., Mahanykova, V., Mikhailov, V., Mucke, D., Sanykova, V., Székely, K., and Takács-Bolner, K. (1989) Tyuya-Muyun (USSR, Kirghizia - preliminary results of the speleological researches carried out by the International Expedition in 1989). In: Hazslinskzky, T., and Takács-Bolner, K. (eds.), Proceedings - Communications of the 10-th International Congress of Speleology, Budapest, 13-20. August 1989. Volume III, pages 825-830.
Dublyansky, Y., Michajljow, W., Bolner-Takács-Bolner, K., Hromas, J., Székely, K., Hevesi, A., and Kraus, S. (2017) Hypogene karst in the Tyuya-Muyun and the Kara-Tash massifs (Kyrgyzstan). In: Klimchouk, A., Palmer, A.N., De Waele, J., Auler, A.S., and Audra, P. (eds), Hypogene karst regions and caves of the world. Cave and karst systems of the world. Springer, Cham, pages 495-507.
Other Regions, Features and Areas containing this locality
AsiaContinent
- Alay MountainsMountain Range
- Tian ShanGroup of Mountain Ranges
Eurasian PlateTectonic Plate
Soviet Union (1922-1991)Country
TurkestanArea
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