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Brekov quarry, Brekov, Humenné District, Prešov Region, Slovakiai
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Brekov quarryQuarry
BrekovMunicipality
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SlovakiaCountry

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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
48° 53' 39'' North , 21° 49' 56'' East
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
Type:
Nearest Settlements:
PlacePopulationDistance
Strážske4,474 (2012)2.3km
Humenné35,367 (2016)7.7km
Chlmec8,031 (2012)7.9km
Vranov nad Topľou23,246 (2016)10.8km
Vinné1,608 (2012)13.7km
Mindat Locality ID:
263106
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:263106:9
GUID (UUID V4):
0
Name(s) in local language(s):
Brekov,okres Humenné, Prešovský kraj, Slovenská republika


Summary: Active limestone quarry south of the village of Brekov. In the quarry there was exposed an extensive profile through the Gutenstein limestone, disrupted by fault. In its south-eastern part of the quarry an extensive cave space related obviously to the fault was discovered, of N-W strike, completely filled (to an uncovered distance of ca 120 m) ochreous compact clayey soil of likely Neogene age. On the south-west edge of the facing, intersected with the longitudinal E-W faults, among the fallen blocks, a transverse profile of the cave is exposed. The bottom of profile creates a few-cm thick layer of yellow-ochreous clay subsoil, paleontologically apparently sterile. The fill itself is made of terra-type soil. Here the site Brekov is located. The other two sites - Brekov 2 and 3, are located on the northern edge of the quarry. The fossil findings come from a sandy subsoil of coarse dark-red terra-type deposits, which are covered by distinct solifluction flow (Brekov 3), or blocks of weathered limestone (Brekov 2).

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2 valid minerals.

List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts
Marcasite2.EB.10aFeS2
Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates
Calcite5.AB.05CaCO3

List of minerals for each chemical element

CCarbon
C CalciteCaCO3
OOxygen
O CalciteCaCO3
SSulfur
S MarcasiteFeS2
CaCalcium
Ca CalciteCaCO3
FeIron
Fe MarcasiteFeS2

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