Cueva de los Cristales aka Cave of Crystals

[Joe P]

I thought these pix inside Cueva de los Cristales were way cool.

Background info, if you're interested...

http://naica.laventa.it/naica-project.en.html

http://ngm.nationalgeographic.com/2008/11/crystal-giants/shea-text

Joe

 

[sq225917]

Blimey he must be tiny, does he do children's parties?

 

[Joe P]

sq,

There's at least four of them —

Vid here.

Joe

 

[Mr Cat]

amazing...I go hunting for minerals in weardale - sadl they don't even begin to compare to these!!

 

[Pete MB&D]

Hi,

I got my Nat Geo the other day, stunning that fold out photo I would love to see them my self.

Pete

 

[sq225917]

Joe, awesome a whole troupe of children party entertainers... Do you know if they do any Circ De Soliel type stuff?

 

[Joe P]

I dunno. Maybe it's just me, but I found it fascinating that a walk-in geode had been discovered.

Joe

 

[Mr Cat]

I dunno. Maybe it's just me, but I found it fascinating that a walk-in geode had been discovered.

Joe

i agree - amazing!

 

[Mullardman]

Hmmmm... the last pic seems a bit too extreme to me!..
Being a sometime keen caver, I think this cave is utterly amazing. The Beeb did a prog on it a couple of years back. All to do with sulphuric acid and gypsum IIR, rather than the usual carboniferous stuff.
That, or I'm just pissed again.

 

[Mr Cat]

I'm half expecting to see superman in one of the images...