Great Onyx Cave, Mammoth Cave National Park, Edmonson County, Kentucky, USAi
Regional Level Types | |
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Great Onyx Cave | Cave |
Mammoth Cave National Park | National Park |
Edmonson County | County |
Kentucky | State |
USA | Country |
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
37° 13' 7'' North , 86° 4' 44'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
Type:
Köppen climate type:
Nearest Settlements:
Place | Population | Distance |
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Cave City | 2,394 (2017) | 14.1km |
Park City | 555 (2017) | 14.2km |
Horse Cave | 2,344 (2017) | 15.8km |
Brownsville | 826 (2017) | 17.0km |
Munfordville | 1,640 (2017) | 17.7km |
Mindat Locality ID:
233883
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:233883:8
GUID (UUID V4):
fabacb16-ff9e-4149-90a5-3f5949da25c2
Great Onyx Cave was discovered in 1915 by Edmund Turner.
Select Mineral List Type
Standard Detailed Gallery Strunz Chemical ElementsDetailed Mineral List:
ⓘ Aragonite Formula: CaCO3 |
ⓘ Calcite Formula: CaCO3 |
ⓘ Gypsum Formula: CaSO4 · 2H2O |
Gallery:
List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates | |||
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ⓘ | Calcite | 5.AB.05 | CaCO3 |
ⓘ | Aragonite | 5.AB.15 | CaCO3 |
Group 7 - Sulphates, Chromates, Molybdates and Tungstates | |||
ⓘ | Gypsum | 7.CD.40 | CaSO4 · 2H2O |
List of minerals for each chemical element
H | Hydrogen | |
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H | ⓘ Gypsum | CaSO4 · 2H2O |
C | Carbon | |
C | ⓘ Aragonite | CaCO3 |
C | ⓘ Calcite | CaCO3 |
O | Oxygen | |
O | ⓘ Aragonite | CaCO3 |
O | ⓘ Calcite | CaCO3 |
O | ⓘ Gypsum | CaSO4 · 2H2O |
S | Sulfur | |
S | ⓘ Gypsum | CaSO4 · 2H2O |
Ca | Calcium | |
Ca | ⓘ Aragonite | CaCO3 |
Ca | ⓘ Calcite | CaCO3 |
Ca | ⓘ Gypsum | CaSO4 · 2H2O |
Other Databases
Wikipedia: | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Great_Onyx_Cave |
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Wikidata ID: | Q5599714 |
Other Regions, Features and Areas containing this locality
North America PlateTectonic Plate
- Illinois BasinBasin
- Shawnee DomainDomain
USA
- Rough Creek GrabenBasin
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