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Taranakite from
Domica Cave, Kečovo, Rožňava District, Košice Region, Slovakia


Locality type:Cave
Classification
Species:Taranakite
Formula:K3Al5(PO3OH)6(PO4)2 · 18H2O
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Taranakite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Domica Cave, Kečovo, Rožňava District, Košice Region, Slovakia
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:488628
Long-form Identifier:1:3:488628:0
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Taranakite
2.0km (1.2 miles) ⓘBaradla Cave, Aggtelek, Putnok District, Borsod-Abaúj-Zemplén County, Hungary
39.8km (24.8 miles) ⓘKőlyuk, Parasznya, Miskolc District, Borsod-Abaúj-Zemplén County, Hungary
References
Sejkora, J., Ďuďa, R., Čejka, J., Ederová, J., and Novotná, M. (2004) Taranakite (K,NH4)Al3(PO4)3(OH)•9H2O formed from the decomposition of bat guano in the Domica cave (Slovak Republic). Mineralia Slovaca, 36, 343-348 (in Czech)
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
 
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