Zidită Cave, Balșa, Hunedoara County, Romaniai
| Regional Level Types | |
|---|---|
| Zidită Cave | Cave |
| Balșa | Municipality |
| Hunedoara County | County |
| Romania | Country |
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
46° 0' 26'' North , 23° 7' 43'' East
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
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Other/historical names associated with this locality:
Dacilor; Walled Cave
Developed in Upper Jurassic limestones. The cave is a fossil maze with a total length of 547 m and has several guano accumulations.
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Standard Detailed Gallery Strunz Chemical ElementsMineral List
5 valid minerals.
Rock Types Recorded
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Alphabetical List Tree DiagramDetailed Mineral List:
| ⓘ Aragonite Formula: CaCO3 |
| ⓘ Brushite Formula: Ca(PO3OH) · 2H2O |
| ⓘ Calcite Formula: CaCO3 |
| ⓘ 'Charcoal' Formula: C References: Forray, Ferenc L., Onac, Bogdan P., Tanţău, Ioan, Wynn, Jonathan G., Tămaş, Tudor, Coroiu, Ioan, Giurgiu, Alexandra M. (2015) A Late Holocene environmental history of a bat guano deposit from Romania: an isotopic, pollen and microcharcoal study. Quaternary Science Reviews, 127. 141-154 doi:10.1016/j.quascirev.2015.05.022 |
| ⓘ Gypsum Formula: CaSO4 · 2H2O |
| ⓘ Hydroxylapatite Formula: Ca5(PO4)3(OH) |
Gallery:
List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
| Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| ⓘ | Calcite | 5.AB.05 | CaCO3 |
| ⓘ | Aragonite | 5.AB.15 | CaCO3 |
| Group 7 - Sulphates, Chromates, Molybdates and Tungstates | |||
| ⓘ | Gypsum | 7.CD.40 | CaSO4 · 2H2O |
| Group 8 - Phosphates, Arsenates and Vanadates | |||
| ⓘ | Hydroxylapatite | 8.BN.05 | Ca5(PO4)3(OH) |
| ⓘ | Brushite | 8.CJ.50 | Ca(PO3OH) · 2H2O |
| Unclassified | |||
| ⓘ | 'Charcoal' | - | C |
List of minerals for each chemical element
| H | Hydrogen | |
|---|---|---|
| H | ⓘ Brushite | Ca(PO3OH) · 2H2O |
| H | ⓘ Gypsum | CaSO4 · 2H2O |
| H | ⓘ Hydroxylapatite | Ca5(PO4)3(OH) |
| C | Carbon | |
| C | ⓘ Aragonite | CaCO3 |
| C | ⓘ Calcite | CaCO3 |
| C | ⓘ Charcoal | C |
| O | Oxygen | |
| O | ⓘ Aragonite | CaCO3 |
| O | ⓘ Brushite | Ca(PO3OH) · 2H2O |
| O | ⓘ Calcite | CaCO3 |
| O | ⓘ Gypsum | CaSO4 · 2H2O |
| O | ⓘ Hydroxylapatite | Ca5(PO4)3(OH) |
| P | Phosphorus | |
| P | ⓘ Brushite | Ca(PO3OH) · 2H2O |
| P | ⓘ Hydroxylapatite | Ca5(PO4)3(OH) |
| S | Sulfur | |
| S | ⓘ Gypsum | CaSO4 · 2H2O |
| Ca | Calcium | |
| Ca | ⓘ Aragonite | CaCO3 |
| Ca | ⓘ Brushite | Ca(PO3OH) · 2H2O |
| Ca | ⓘ Calcite | CaCO3 |
| Ca | ⓘ Gypsum | CaSO4 · 2H2O |
| Ca | ⓘ Hydroxylapatite | Ca5(PO4)3(OH) |
Other Regions, Features and Areas containing this locality
Eurasian PlateTectonic Plate
- Carpathian MountainsVolcanic Arc
- Banatitic Magmatic and Metallogenetic BeltMineral Belt
EuropeContinent
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References
Forray, Ferenc L., Onac, Bogdan P., Tanţău, Ioan, Wynn, Jonathan G., Tămaş, Tudor, Coroiu, Ioan, Giurgiu, Alexandra M. (2015) A Late Holocene environmental history of a bat guano deposit from Romania: an isotopic, pollen and microcharcoal study. Quaternary Science Reviews, 127. 141-154 doi:10.1016/j.quascirev.2015.05.022