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Cerro Autana Cave, Amazonas, Venezuelai
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Autana Mountain with cave entrances

Cerro Autana Cave, Amazonas, Venezuela
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View from inside the cave

Cerro Autana Cave, Amazonas, Venezuela
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Sveite

Cerro Autana Cave, Amazonas, Venezuela
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Autana Mountain with cave entrances

Cerro Autana Cave, Amazonas, Venezuela
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View from inside the cave

Cerro Autana Cave, Amazonas, Venezuela
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Sveite

Cerro Autana Cave, Amazonas, Venezuela
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Autana Mountain with cave entrances

Cerro Autana Cave, Amazonas, Venezuela
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View from inside the cave

Cerro Autana Cave, Amazonas, Venezuela
Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
4° 51' 28'' North , 67° 26' 56'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
4.85778,-67.44889
GRN:
N04W47
Type:
Cave
Köppen climate type:
Am : Tropical monsoon climate
Mindat Locality ID:
25049
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:25049:5
GUID (UUID V4):
0
Other Languages:
Spanish:
Cueva del Cerro Autana, Amazonas, Venezuela


A cave system near the top of Cerro Autana (Autana Mountain), a tabletop mountain. Access to the caves is extremely difficult. The caves were first reached by Charles Brewer-Carías and David Nott in 1970 when they landed on the summit by helicopter and descended using ropes and a caving ladder. It was first accessed by climbing in 1974.

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3 valid minerals. 1 (TL) - type locality of valid minerals.

List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
ⓘQuartz
var. Chalcedony		4.DA.05SiO2
ⓘ4.DA.05SiO2
ⓘOpal4.DA.10SiO2 · nH2O
Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates
ⓘSveite (TL)5.ND.20(K3-x◻x)Al8(NO3)6O8Cl4 · nH2O

List of minerals for each chemical element

HHydrogen
Hⓘ OpalSiO2 · nH2O
Hⓘ Sveite(K3-x◻x)Al8(NO3)6O8Cl4 · nH2O
NNitrogen
Nⓘ Sveite(K3-x◻x)Al8(NO3)6O8Cl4 · nH2O
OOxygen
Oⓘ Quartz var. ChalcedonySiO2
Oⓘ OpalSiO2 · nH2O
Oⓘ QuartzSiO2
Oⓘ Sveite(K3-x◻x)Al8(NO3)6O8Cl4 · nH2O
AlAluminium
Alⓘ Sveite(K3-x◻x)Al8(NO3)6O8Cl4 · nH2O
SiSilicon
Siⓘ Quartz var. ChalcedonySiO2
Siⓘ OpalSiO2 · nH2O
Siⓘ QuartzSiO2
ClChlorine
Clⓘ Sveite(K3-x◻x)Al8(NO3)6O8Cl4 · nH2O
KPotassium
Kⓘ Sveite(K3-x◻x)Al8(NO3)6O8Cl4 · nH2O

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References

en.wikipedia.org (n.d.) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cerro_Autana
Martini, J.E.J. (1980) Sveite, a new mineral from Autana Cave, Territorio Federal Amazonas, Venezuela. South African Journal of Geology, 83(2), 239-241.
Urbani, F. (1996) Venezuelan cave minerals: a review. Boletín de la Sociedad Venezolana de Espeleología, 30, 1-13.
www.getamap.net (n.d.) http://www.getamap.net/maps/venezuela/amazonas/_autana_cerro/
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