Crystal cave

[pam]

Did anybody besides me watch the show on geographic about the giant crystal cave? Crystals the size of telephone poles! And bigger! They looked like fallen columns! It was beautiful. They found it by accident while blasting in a mine. Scientists looked like little toy people climbin around on em. That would be somthin to see.

It's so hot in the cave they have to have special suits to stay inside for more than five or ten minutes at a time without their bodies shuttin down. It was a pretty wild show.

[dnalexander]

I did not see the show. Is this the place? Very interesting.

The Giant Crystal Caves of Naica

http://pruned.blogspot.com/2007/03/giant-crystal-caves-of-naica.html




"The largest natural crystals on Earth have been discovered in two caves within a silver and zinc mine near Naica, in Chihuahua, Mexico," a Discovery News article reprinted here tells us. "Reaching lengths of over 20 feet, the clear, faceted crystals are composed of selenite, a crystalline form of the mineral gypsum."

f you're thinking of exploring the Naica caves, you might want to bring along your own climate controlled biosuit and an ample supply of oxygen as the temperatures inside are an unbearable 150˚F with 100% humidity. It will be like walking into a blast furnace. One death has already been recorded, that of a miner trying to steal some of the crystals: "He tried to take some plastic bags filled with fresh air inside, but the strategy didn't work. He lost consciousness and later was found thoroughly baked."

There are now plans to air-condition the caves.

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Mexico's Cueva de los Cristales (Cave of Crystals)
http://news.nationalgeographic.com/news/2007/04/photogalleries/giant-crystals-cave/

April 9, 2007—Geologist Juan Manuel García-Ruiz calls it "the Sistine Chapel of crystals," but Superman could call it home.

A sort of south-of-the-border Fortress of Solitude, Mexico's Cueva de los Cristales (Cave of Crystals) contains some of the world's largest known natural crystals—translucent beams of gypsum as long as 36 feet (11 meters).

[Teresa]

OMG~~~~~~~ That would be heaven to me. I wear, use  and do crystal work..THAT must of been what Atlantis  looked like when it sank. The whole city was run and operated on Crystals.
Awesome.
You can bet I will be looking into this much much more.

[pam]

Yep That's it david, isn't that about the most awesome thing you ever saw?

That's what I said Teresa, can you imagine the energy in there!?

[Teresa]

The heat generated in the cave is proof that it is far beyond our comprehension what magnitude of healing that could be done with that energy.,

[pam]

 Oh I know.............it's mind-boggling..

[Teresa]

EXCLUSIVE! First images ever shot inside "Cueva de los Cristales" Naica - Chihuahua, Mexico 2002.

[Teresa]

Here is a little more in detail:


The Naica Mine of Chihuahua, Mexico, is a working mine that is known for its extraordinary crystals. Naica is a lead, zinc and silver mine in which large voids have been found, containing crystals of selenite (gypsum) as large as 4 feet in diameter and 50 feet long. The chamber holding these crystals is known as the Crystal Cave of Giants, and is approximately 1000 feet down in the limestone host rock of the mine. The crystals were formed by hydrothermal fluids emanating from the magma chambers below. The cavern was discovered while the miners were drilling through the Naica fault, which they were worried would flood the mine. The Cave of Swords is another chamber in the Naica Mine, containing similar large crystals.

The Naica mine was first discovered by early prospectors in 1794 south of Chihuahua City. They struck a vein of silver at the base of a range of hills called Naica by the Tarahumara Indians. The origin in the Tarahumara language seems to mean "a shady place". Perhaps here in the small canyon there was a grove of trees tucked away by a small canyon spring.

From that discovery, until around 1900, the primary interest was silver and gold. Around 1900 large-scale mining began as zinc and lead became more valuable.

During the Mexican Revolution the mine was producing a great deal of wealth. Revolutionary troops entered the town and demanded money from the owners. One of them was assassinated when he refused to pay, causing the mine to shut down from 1911 to 1922.

Just before the mine was closed, the famous Cave of Swords was discovered at a depth of 400 feet. Due to the incredible crystals, it was decided to try to preserve this cave. While many of the crystals have been collected, this is still a fascinating cave to visit. In one part there are so many crystals on one of the walls, they appear to be like an underwater reef moving in a gentle undulating motion in an ocean current.

In April 2000, brothers Juan and Pedro Sanchez were drilling a new tunnel when they made a truly spectacular discovery. While Naica miners are accustomed to finding crystals, Juan and Pedro were absolutely amazed by the cavern that they found. The brothers immediately informed the engineer in charge, Roberto Gonzalez. Ing. Gonzalez realized that they had discovered a natural treasure and quickly rerouted the tunnel. During this phase some damage was done as several miners tried to remove pieces of the mega-crystals, so the mining company soon installed an iron door to protect the find. Later, one of the workers, with the intention of stealing crystals, managed to get in through a narrow hole. He tried to take some plastic bags filled with fresh air inside, but the strategy didn't work. He lost consciousness and later was found thoroughly baked.

[Teresa]

This isn't about the crystal cave.. but this is just way too weird.
You can't understand the language unless you can speak Lebanese... but you can watch and know what is going on.

A Lebanese girl has eyes which are producing an average of eight small crystals a day.

Makes my eyes water to watch it.

[Roma Jean Turner]

I had not heard of this.  I also work with crystals and would love to go there.  What energy!!!!!! I get tingly just thinking about it.