You are not mistaken by looking at this picture, those are adult people and those are the actual sizes of these enormous crystals. This beautiful cave is found in Naica, Chihuahua, Mexico. It was just discovered 15 years ago in 2000. Back in 1910, a group of Miners discovered another cave known as Cueva de las Espadas or the Cave of the Swords. That cave is 120 meters below which is about 390 feet. Those miners would have had to go almost another 600 ft down to the depths of 980 ft and they would have found the Caves of the Crystals.
The Cave of Crystals is in the shape of a horseshoe and it sits in limestone. Its floor is covered in crystalline Blocks. Miners are able to explore the cave because the mining company is pumping out all of the water. If the pumping were to stop, the cave would completely fill up with water! The Largest Crystal in the cave is 39ft in length and 13 ft in diameter and weighs a whopping 55 tons!
Another interesting fact is that the caves temperature is 136 degrees Fahrenheit! With a 90-99% Humidity. A person that is not wearing protective gear can only endure this environment for 10 minutes at a time.
It just amazes me that this world has so many wonders and extraordinary elements that we may not be aware some. When I see things like this, I tend to say to myself, there God goes again showing out. lol
WikiPedia Article >> http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cave_of_the_Crystals <<
I would love to visit this awesome place !
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