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Cacica mine, Cacica, Suceava County, Romaniai
Regional Level Types
Cacica mineMine
CacicaCommune
Suceava CountyCounty
RomaniaCountry
Cacica mine, Carpathian Mountains, Europe

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Entrance to the "Mina Cacica"

Cacica mine, Cacica, Suceava County, Romania
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Tunnel

Cacica mine, Cacica, Suceava County, Romania
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Inside "Mina cacica"

Cacica mine, Cacica, Suceava County, Romania
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View of the Cacica salt mining area, in 1914.

Cacica mine, Cacica, Suceava County, Romania
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Entrance to the "Mina Cacica"

Cacica mine, Cacica, Suceava County, Romania
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Tunnel

Cacica mine, Cacica, Suceava County, Romania
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Inside "Mina cacica"

Cacica mine, Cacica, Suceava County, Romania
04376880017272289924767.jpg
View of the Cacica salt mining area, in 1914.

Cacica mine, Cacica, Suceava County, Romania
00073210017272287687128.jpg
Entrance to the "Mina Cacica"

Cacica mine, Cacica, Suceava County, Romania
02210140017272287685099.jpg
Tunnel

Cacica mine, Cacica, Suceava County, Romania
Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
47° North , 25° East (est.)
Estimate based on other nearby localities or region boundaries.
Margin of Error:
~7km
GRN:
N32E13
Type:
Mine
Köppen climate type:
Dfb : Warm-summer humid continental climate
Mindat Locality ID:
195986
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:195986:7
GUID (UUID V4):
0


Rock salt deposit.

The Cacica mine is a large salt mine located in northern Romania in Suceava County, close to Cacica. Cacica represents one of the largest salt reserves in Romania, having estimated reserves of 238 million tonnes of NaCl.

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Standard Detailed Gallery Strunz Chemical Elements

Mineral List


1 valid mineral.

Detailed Mineral List:

ⓘ Halite
Formula: NaCl

Gallery:

List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 3 - Halides
ⓘHalite3.AA.20NaCl

List of minerals for each chemical element

NaSodium
Naⓘ HaliteNaCl
ClChlorine
Clⓘ HaliteNaCl

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Wikipedia:https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cacica_mine
Wikidata ID:Q16256030

Other Regions, Features and Areas containing this locality

Eurasian PlateTectonic Plate
EuropeContinent

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