World's largest crystal discovered in Mexican cave


	World's largest crystal discovered in Mexican cave

arifsali

10-27-2008 11:40 PM

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10-28-2008 3:16 AM

valann 47

oh wow

10-28-2008 5:39 AM

Juan da Cruz

Amazing!

10-28-2008 6:54 AM

debbyski

This is a wet dream for a rock hound like me

10-28-2008 8:51 AM

ratilfar

Amazing!

Wet dream...debby...Oh boy!

10-28-2008 2:39 PM

debbyski

I know, Rat, but that was such a good way to explain it

10-28-2008 8:25 PM

iulawboy

The real location of Superman's Fortress of Solitude.

10-30-2008 4:15 PM

Debthelp

Wow, what an incredible place! Isn't nature amazing... Thanks for the clip!

10-30-2008 4:26 PM

ofcapri

Whoa, what a find.

10-30-2008 8:22 PM

nchnted

Not to be redundant but... WOW! I hope they can preserve it!

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Buried a thousand feet below Naica mountain in the Chihuahuan Desert of 
  Mexico, the cave was discovered by two miners excavating a new tunnel for a 
  commercial lead and silver mine.
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Known as Mexico's Cueva de los Cristales (Cave of Crystals) it contains some 
  of the world's largest known natural crystals–translucent beams of gypsum as 
  long as 36 feet and softer than human nails. 
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The crystals thrived in the cave's extremely rare and stable natural 
  environment. Temperatures hovered consistently around a steamy 136 degrees 
  Fahrenheit (58 degrees Celsius), and the cave was filled with mineral-rich 
  water that drove the crystals' growth. 
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