Cave of giant crystals (19 photos)

These amazing cave, the name Crystal Cave (Cueva de los Cristales), located in the Mexican desert in the 300 meter depth.

These formations created by nature millions of years.



Cave discovered in 2000 two brothers - miner Sanchez, who blazed new tunnel.


Humidity is up 100%, temperature 58 degrees, so no special equipment to be safe only 6-10 minutes.


Huge crystals reach 15 m in length and 1 to 5 m in diameter. They weigh more than 55 tons.


Volcanic activity associated with high temperature and pressure, which began over 25 million years, the earth filled the cavities anhydrite (a kind of plaster), which later broke up and enrich the water, let nature dictate of caprice or to create such an incredible miracle.


If the crystals are placed in the environment, which for them was the "native" many thousands of years, they will continue to grow.


The remaining liquid droplets inside the crystals allowed to understand the conditions during the development and education of these cameras with crystalline formations.


According to the analysis of samples, one of the main conditions for the appearance of such giant crystals is the constant presence of cameras in a very narrow temperature range of 55-60 degrees Celsius.


Today, despite the great scientific and aesthetic value of these caves to the world community, a few crystals are already damaged.


Repeated attempts to break off pieces of crystals "souvenirs" or smuggling prompted the owners of the company to install iron door.


One of the miners, trying to steal a piece of the findings, did not consider environmental conditions, and was subsequently will actually baked


The crystals have a wonderful yellow-silver, green and sometimes overflow.


Constant research and analysis of the data provides a big field geologists to study. "Multimillion blockage caves" allows scientists to not only assume, but also to see firsthand the stages of development of the earth's crust.