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Great Saltpetre Cave, Rockcastle County, Kentucky, USAi
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Great Saltpetre CaveCave
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
37° North , 84° West (est.)
Estimate based on other nearby localities or region boundaries.
Margin of Error:
~24km
GRN:
N25W49
Type:
Cave
KΓΆppen climate type:
Cfa : Humid subtropical climate
Mindat Locality ID:
25919
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:25919:5
GUID (UUID V4):
6b00321a-caf4-4dd6-bb44-6c97d0baa048


[Please be aware that Kentucky has a STRONG cave vandalism law. It is illegal to collect in caves here without a special permit. Violaters have been arrested and prosecuted, and fined steeply.]

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7 valid minerals.

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List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
β“˜Goethite4.00.Ξ±-Fe3+O(OH)
β“˜Lepidocrocite4.FE.15Ξ³-Fe3+O(OH)
Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates
β“˜Niter ?5.NA.10KNO3
Group 9 - Silicates
β“˜Muscovite
var. Illite		9.EC.15K0.65Al2.0[Al0.65Si3.35O10](OH)2
β“˜9.EC.15KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
β“˜Vermiculite9.EC.50Mg0.7(Mg,Fe,Al)6(Si,Al)8O20(OH)4 Β· 8H2O
β“˜Kaolinite9.ED.05Al2(Si2O5)(OH)4
β“˜Berthierine9.ED.15(Fe2+,Fe3+,Al)3(Si,Al)2O5(OH)4
Unclassified
β“˜'Smectite Group'-A0.3D2-3[T4O10]Z2 Β· nH2O

List of minerals for each chemical element

HHydrogen
Hβ“˜ Berthierine(Fe2+,Fe3+,Al)3(Si,Al)2O5(OH)4
Hβ“˜ GoethiteΞ±-Fe3+O(OH)
Hβ“˜ Muscovite var. IlliteK0.65Al2.0[Al0.65Si3.35O10](OH)2
Hβ“˜ KaoliniteAl2(Si2O5)(OH)4
Hβ“˜ Lepidocrociteγ-Fe3+O(OH)
Hβ“˜ MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Hβ“˜ VermiculiteMg0.7(Mg,Fe,Al)6(Si,Al)8O20(OH)4 · 8H2O
Hβ“˜ Smectite GroupA0.3D2-3[T4O10]Z2 · nH2O
NNitrogen
Nβ“˜ NiterKNO3
OOxygen
Oβ“˜ Berthierine(Fe2+,Fe3+,Al)3(Si,Al)2O5(OH)4
Oβ“˜ GoethiteΞ±-Fe3+O(OH)
Oβ“˜ Muscovite var. IlliteK0.65Al2.0[Al0.65Si3.35O10](OH)2
Oβ“˜ KaoliniteAl2(Si2O5)(OH)4
Oβ“˜ Lepidocrociteγ-Fe3+O(OH)
Oβ“˜ MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Oβ“˜ NiterKNO3
Oβ“˜ VermiculiteMg0.7(Mg,Fe,Al)6(Si,Al)8O20(OH)4 · 8H2O
Oβ“˜ Smectite GroupA0.3D2-3[T4O10]Z2 · nH2O
MgMagnesium
Mgβ“˜ VermiculiteMg0.7(Mg,Fe,Al)6(Si,Al)8O20(OH)4 · 8H2O
AlAluminium
Alβ“˜ Berthierine(Fe2+,Fe3+,Al)3(Si,Al)2O5(OH)4
Alβ“˜ Muscovite var. IlliteK0.65Al2.0[Al0.65Si3.35O10](OH)2
Alβ“˜ KaoliniteAl2(Si2O5)(OH)4
Alβ“˜ MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Alβ“˜ VermiculiteMg0.7(Mg,Fe,Al)6(Si,Al)8O20(OH)4 · 8H2O
SiSilicon
Siβ“˜ Berthierine(Fe2+,Fe3+,Al)3(Si,Al)2O5(OH)4
Siβ“˜ Muscovite var. IlliteK0.65Al2.0[Al0.65Si3.35O10](OH)2
Siβ“˜ KaoliniteAl2(Si2O5)(OH)4
Siβ“˜ MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Siβ“˜ VermiculiteMg0.7(Mg,Fe,Al)6(Si,Al)8O20(OH)4 · 8H2O
KPotassium
Kβ“˜ Muscovite var. IlliteK0.65Al2.0[Al0.65Si3.35O10](OH)2
Kβ“˜ MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Kβ“˜ NiterKNO3
FeIron
Feβ“˜ Berthierine(Fe2+,Fe3+,Al)3(Si,Al)2O5(OH)4
Feβ“˜ GoethiteΞ±-Fe3+O(OH)
Feβ“˜ Lepidocrociteγ-Fe3+O(OH)
Feβ“˜ VermiculiteMg0.7(Mg,Fe,Al)6(Si,Al)8O20(OH)4 · 8H2O

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References

Mixon, D., Morton, C., Ragsdale, M., Helfin, D., Krekeler, M.P.S., and Engel, A.S. (1997) Characteristics of clastic cave sediment from Great Saltpetre Cave, Rockcastle County, Kentucky. The Ohio Journal of Science, 97(2):20.
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