Grotta dell'Eremita (Grotta del Cavallo), Castellammare del Golfo, Trapani Province, Sicily, Italyi
| Regional Level Types | |
|---|---|
| Grotta dell'Eremita (Grotta del Cavallo) | Cave |
| Castellammare del Golfo | Commune |
| Trapani Province | Province |
| Sicily | Autonomous Region |
| Italy | Country |
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
38° North , 12° East (est.)
Estimate based on other nearby localities or region boundaries.
Margin of Error:
~11km
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Name(s) in local language(s):
Grotta dell'Eremita (Grotta del Cavallo), Castellammare del Golfo, Provincia di Trapani, Sicilia, Italia
Grotta dell’Eremita (or Grotta del Cavallo) is a cave, part of the Monte Inici karst system, formed in Middle-Upper Jurassic reddish-gray limestones with ammonites (Buccheri Fm.) and in Lower Jurassic limestones and dolomitic limestones (Inici Fm.) in its deepest parts.
In the cave, which reaches a total length of 2880 m, different minerals have been identified: calcite, occurring in the form of white cigar-shaped crystals grown under old bat guano, reddish laminae, or coralloids aggregates; gypsum as tabular or fibrous crystals; hydroxylapatite and taranakite mainly as powders or crusts near or above deposits of bat guano; carbonate-rich hydroxylapatite as crusts or small stalagmites.
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Standard Detailed Gallery Strunz Chemical ElementsDetailed Mineral List:
| ⓘ Calcite Formula: CaCO3 |
| ⓘ Gypsum Formula: CaSO4 · 2H2O |
| ⓘ Hydroxylapatite Formula: Ca5(PO4)3(OH) |
| ⓘ Hydroxylapatite var. Carbonate-rich Hydroxylapatite Formula: Ca5(PO4,CO3)3(OH,O) |
| ⓘ Taranakite Formula: K3Al5(PO3OH)6(PO4)2 · 18H2O |
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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 | |||
| ⓘ | Gypsum | 7.CD.40 | CaSO4 · 2H2O |
| Group 8 - Phosphates, Arsenates and Vanadates | |||
| ⓘ | Hydroxylapatite var. Carbonate-rich Hydroxylapatite | 8.BN.05 | Ca5(PO4,CO3)3(OH,O) |
| ⓘ | 8.BN.05 | Ca5(PO4)3(OH) | |
| ⓘ | Taranakite | 8.CH.25 | K3Al5(PO3OH)6(PO4)2 · 18H2O |
List of minerals for each chemical element
| H | Hydrogen | |
|---|---|---|
| H | ⓘ Hydroxylapatite var. Carbonate-rich Hydroxylapatite | Ca5(PO4,CO3)3(OH,O) |
| H | ⓘ Gypsum | CaSO4 · 2H2O |
| H | ⓘ Hydroxylapatite | Ca5(PO4)3(OH) |
| H | ⓘ Taranakite | K3Al5(PO3OH)6(PO4)2 · 18H2O |
| C | Carbon | |
| C | ⓘ Calcite | CaCO3 |
| C | ⓘ Hydroxylapatite var. Carbonate-rich Hydroxylapatite | Ca5(PO4,CO3)3(OH,O) |
| O | Oxygen | |
| O | ⓘ Calcite | CaCO3 |
| O | ⓘ Hydroxylapatite var. Carbonate-rich Hydroxylapatite | Ca5(PO4,CO3)3(OH,O) |
| O | ⓘ Gypsum | CaSO4 · 2H2O |
| O | ⓘ Hydroxylapatite | Ca5(PO4)3(OH) |
| O | ⓘ Taranakite | K3Al5(PO3OH)6(PO4)2 · 18H2O |
| Al | Aluminium | |
| Al | ⓘ Taranakite | K3Al5(PO3OH)6(PO4)2 · 18H2O |
| P | Phosphorus | |
| P | ⓘ Hydroxylapatite var. Carbonate-rich Hydroxylapatite | Ca5(PO4,CO3)3(OH,O) |
| P | ⓘ Hydroxylapatite | Ca5(PO4)3(OH) |
| P | ⓘ Taranakite | K3Al5(PO3OH)6(PO4)2 · 18H2O |
| S | Sulfur | |
| S | ⓘ Gypsum | CaSO4 · 2H2O |
| K | Potassium | |
| K | ⓘ Taranakite | K3Al5(PO3OH)6(PO4)2 · 18H2O |
| Ca | Calcium | |
| Ca | ⓘ Calcite | CaCO3 |
| Ca | ⓘ Hydroxylapatite var. Carbonate-rich Hydroxylapatite | Ca5(PO4,CO3)3(OH,O) |
| Ca | ⓘ Gypsum | CaSO4 · 2H2O |
| Ca | ⓘ Hydroxylapatite | Ca5(PO4)3(OH) |
Other Regions, Features and Areas containing this locality
African PlateTectonic Plate
- Pelagian basinBasin
Eurasian Plate
- Calabrian ArcAccretionary Complex
EuropeContinent
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References
Audra, Philippe, De Waele, Jo, Bentaleb, Ilham, Chroňáková, Alica, Krištůfek, Václav, D’Angeli, Ilenia, Carbone, Cristina, Madonia, Giuliana, Vattano, Marco, Scopelliti, Giovanna, et al. (2019) Guano-related phosphate-rich minerals in European caves. International Journal of Speleology, 48 (1). 75-105 doi:10.5038/1827-806x.48.1.2252
