Largest Crystals on Earth


	Largest Crystals on Earth

CrazyRedHead

3-3-2007 11:24 PM

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3-4-2007 1:42 AM

Thr4ll

Neat

3-8-2007 11:39 AM

dorine

WOW. Didn't know they got that big.

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While some minor damage has already occurred in the primary cave and a secondary cavern, called Cave of Dreams, iron doors have been installed by the Peñoles company to prevent damage to the giant, magnificent crystals. While investigations are underway the mine is closed, but with the newly installed lighting system, it is expected to open in the fall 2001.</P></blockquote><div style="height: 2px; font-size: 2px; background: #dcdcdc; border-bottom: solid 1px #f5f5f5; margin: 2px 4px;"></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://www.canyonsworldwide.org/crystals/mainframe3.html"><div align="center"><img src="http://content6.clipmarks.com/blog_cache/www.canyonsworldwide.org/img/0F1C68E2-25EC-45CF-B5AF-A343572547F6" alt="" /></div></blockquote><div style="height: 2px; font-size: 2px; background: #dcdcdc; border-bottom: solid 1px #f5f5f5; margin: 2px 4px;"></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://www.canyonsworldwide.org/crystals/mainframe3.html">Found deep in a mine in southern Chihuahua Mexico, these crystals were formed in a natural cave totally enclosed in bedrock. </blockquote><div style="height: 2px; font-size: 2px; background: #dcdcdc; border-bottom: solid 1px #f5f5f5; margin: 2px 4px;"></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://www.canyonsworldwide.org/crystals/mainframe3.html"><div align="center"><img src="http://content7.clipmarks.com/blog_cache/www.canyonsworldwide.org/img/D44A925C-E9AA-4A5C-BB49-B4DB4B438166" alt="" /></div></blockquote><div style="height: 2px; font-size: 2px; background: #dcdcdc; border-bottom: solid 1px #f5f5f5; margin: 2px 4px;"></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://www.canyonsworldwide.org/crystals/mainframe3.html"><div align="center"><img src="http://content8.clipmarks.com/blog_cache/www.canyonsworldwide.org/img/09DB371F-4F8A-4CBC-9DF8-C80106D036B8" alt="" /></div></blockquote><div style="height: 2px; font-size: 2px; background: #dcdcdc; border-bottom: solid 1px #f5f5f5; margin: 2px 4px;"></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://www.canyonsworldwide.org/crystals/mainframe3.html"><div align="center"><img src="http://content9.clipmarks.com/blog_cache/www.canyonsworldwide.org/img/D2981601-337B-4B99-BC05-8FA49B6C05DD" alt="" /></div></blockquote><div style="height: 2px; font-size: 2px; background: #dcdcdc; border-bottom: solid 1px #f5f5f5; margin: 2px 4px;"></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://www.canyonsworldwide.org/crystals/mainframe3.html">These crystals are probably stable, as the temperature in the cave is over 150 degrees Fahrenheit with 100% humidity. In other words, these structures are enveloped in steam.</blockquote><div style="height: 2px; font-size: 2px; background: #dcdcdc; border-bottom: solid 1px #f5f5f5; margin: 2px 4px;"></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://www.canyonsworldwide.org/crystals/mainframe3.html">A human can only function in this environment for six to ten minutes before severe loss of mental functions occurs. </blockquote></div><div style="margin: 0px 6px 6px 4px;"><table style="font-size: 11px;border-spacing: 0px;padding: 0px;" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" width="100%"><tr><td style="background:transparent;border-width:0px;padding:0px;">&nbsp;</td><td align="right" style="background:transparent;border-width:0px;padding:0px;width:107px" width="107"><a href="http://clipmarks.com/share/A878CDC6-3E0E-4C0E-AF59-F9921A8EE118/blog/" title="blog or email this clip"><img src="http://content6.clipmarks.com/images/c2b-foot.png" border="0" alt="blog it" width="107" height="17" style="border-width:0px;padding:0px;margin:0px;" /></a></td></tr></table></div></div>

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