Some of the elongated blocks of crystals are up to 37 feet long and 5 feet wide Fittingly known as the Cave of the Crystals or Giant Crystal Cave (Spanish: Cueva de los cristales), this fascinating cavern connected to a zinc mine in Naica, Mexico, is crisscrossed with gleaming gypsum crystals – some of the largest natural crystals ever found that dwarf human … [Read more...] about This Breathtaking Cave in Mexico Is Filled With Towering White Crystals
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A 50,000-Year-Old Microbial ‘Super Life’ Has Been Discovered Trapped Within Crystals
The Cave of the Crystals, which is buried 800 meters (2,625 feet) underground in Mexico's Naica Mine, should be on everyone's bucket list. There are enormous gypsum crystals within this Narnia-like opening, the largest of which is 12 meters (39 feet) long and weighs 55 tonnes (61 tons). According to BBC News, scientists have discovered something else that has been lurking … [Read more...] about A 50,000-Year-Old Microbial ‘Super Life’ Has Been Discovered Trapped Within Crystals
Previously Unseen Crystals Discovered in Chelyabinsk Meteorite Dust
Carbon crystals with exotic structures that had never been seen before were found in the dust left behind by the Chelyabinsk meteor. Carbon microcrystals with "unusual morphological features" have been discovered in the debris of a meteorite that erupted over southern Russia in February 2013. The Chelyabinsk meteor, which measured 18 meters (59 feet) broad, burst apart high … [Read more...] about Previously Unseen Crystals Discovered in Chelyabinsk Meteorite Dust