Observatoire Cave, Monacoi
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| Observatoire Cave | Cave |
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43° 43' 51'' North , 7° 24' 50'' East
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| Place | Population | Distance |
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| Monaco | 32,965 (2018) | 0.3km |
| Fontvieille | 3,602 (2013) | 0.6km |
| La Condamine | 12,167 (2013) | 0.6km |
| Moneghetti | 3,000 (2014) | 0.7km |
| Cap-d’Ail | 4,997 (2016) | 1.2km |
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Grotte de l'Observatoire, Monaco
Karst cave developed in Jurassic limestones and situated inside two faults.
The cave, located at the base of the cliff in the Exotic Garden of Monaco (Jardin Exotique de Monaco), is 103 m deep and has been open to the public since 1946. The entrance to the cave is situated at an elevation of about 100 m asl. It was named after a small astronomical observatory which was once located in close vicinity.
It is very rich in speleothems (stalactites, stalagmites, soda straws, etc.). On the floor of the cave, it is possible to observe a great number of collapsed soda straws. The breakages are attributed to the 1887 Ligurian earthquake. A borehole in a flowstone has shown several levels of collapses that may indicate ancient earthquakes (Gilli, 1999).
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Standard Detailed Gallery Strunz Chemical ElementsDetailed Mineral List:
| ⓘ Calcite Formula: CaCO3 Reference: Gilli, E. (1999) Evidence of paleoseismicity in a flowstone of the Observatoire cave (Monaco). Geodinamica Acta, 12, 3-4, 159-168. |
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List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
| Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates | |||
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| ⓘ | Calcite | 5.AB.05 | CaCO3 |
List of minerals for each chemical element
| C | Carbon | |
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| C | ⓘ Calcite | CaCO3 |
| O | Oxygen | |
| O | ⓘ Calcite | CaCO3 |
| Ca | Calcium | |
| Ca | ⓘ Calcite | CaCO3 |
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Year (asc) Year (desc) Author (A-Z) Author (Z-A)Gilli, E. (1999) Evidence of paleoseismicity in a flowstone of the Observatoire cave (Monaco). Geodinamica Acta: 12(3-4): 159-168.
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| Wikipedia: | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jardin_Exotique_de_Monaco |
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| Wikidata ID: | Q1384208 |
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https://www.researchgate.net/publication/250199662_Evidence_of_paleoseismicity_in_a_flowstone_of_the_Observatoire_cave_Monaco [Gilli, 1999]
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Observatoire Cave, Monaco