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When I origin saw these pictures inward the National Georgraphic, from within Mexico's Naica mount I idea they were awesome but presumed they had been position together yesteryear a collage creative individual similar Beth Hoekel, or were stills from a retro scientific discipline fiction film... but they are real much real!!
Mexico's Cueva de los Crystales (Cave of Crystals) contains roughly of the worlds larges known columns of crystals, amongst roughly of the Selenite (gypsum) topping 36 feet long.
Although the mountains of Naica accept been mined for a few hundred years it was solely inward Apr 2000 that miner brothers Juan as well as Pedro Sanchez accidentally discovered the Selinite caves when drilling a novel tunnel. After informing their boss, as well as realizing they had stumbled on something rather fabulous, a novel road was planned for the tunnel as well as the caves accept largely been preserved.
The temperature inward the caves is extremely high (65 c) every bit nether them prevarication a giant puddle of ruby-red hot magma. Sadly this was fatal for 1 robber attempting to steal crystals who had broken through the metallic door into the cave as well as was flora dried out within amongst carrier bags of crystal fragments....eek.
So to the near of import question......can y'all view them... ?
Apparently it is possible to organize supervised visits to the laissez passer on chambers but every bit the temperatures as well as dangers are real real, due to the giant puddle of magma, the lower caves are real much restricted access only...
I would live on happy amongst a glimpse... where produce i sign up?
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| Mexico's Crystal caves: Selenite |
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