Ochtinská Aragonite Cave
| Ochtinská Aragonite Cave | |
|---|---|
| Slovak: Ochtinská aragonitová jaskyňa | |
White aragonite forms the cave's rare attractions | |
| Location | Slovak Karst, Slovakia |
| Length | 300 m |
| Height variation | 30 m |
| Elevation | 642 m |
| Discovery | 1954 |
| Geology | aragonite |
| Visitors | 26,591 (2009) |
| Part of | Caves of Aggtelek Karst and Slovak Karst |
| Criteria | Natural: (viii) |
| Reference | 725ter |
| Inscription | 1995 (19th Session) |
Ochtinská Aragonite Cave (Slovak: Ochtinská aragonitová jaskyňa, Hungarian: Martonházi-aragonitbarlang) is a unique aragonite cave situated in southern Slovakia, near Rožňava. Although only 300 m long, it is famous for its rare aragonite formations. Along with other caves of the Slovak Karst, it is included in the UNESCO World Heritage list as a component of Caves of Aggtelek Karst and Slovak Karst site, because of its diversity of aragonite formations and testimony to the cave-forming geologic processes.