nebula Posted March 9, 2009 Group: Royal Member Followers: 10 Topic Count: 5,823 Topics Per Day: 0.75 Content Count: 45,870 Content Per Day: 5.94 Reputation: 1,897 Days Won: 83 Joined: 03/22/2003 Status: Offline Birthday: 11/19/1970 Share Posted March 9, 2009 Cave of Crystals, Mexico Photograph by Carsten Peter, Speleoresearch & Films This Month in Photo of the Day: National Geographic Magazine Features Massive beams of selenite dwarf human explorers in Mexico's Cave of Crystals, deep below the Chihuahuan Desert. Formed over millennia, these crystals are among the largest yet discovered on Earth. http://photography.nationalgeographic.com/...ystal-cave.html :<what>: Yes - those are people on the crystals. (aka - these things are huge!) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mizzdy Posted March 9, 2009 Group: Royal Member Followers: 1 Topic Count: 173 Topics Per Day: 0.03 Content Count: 3,911 Content Per Day: 0.66 Reputation: 212 Days Won: 10 Joined: 03/21/2008 Status: Offline Share Posted March 9, 2009 I believe there was a google video sometime back showing a group who went into the cave, it was awesome. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hunterpoet Posted March 9, 2009 Group: Removed from Forums for Breaking Terms of Service Followers: 0 Topic Count: 128 Topics Per Day: 0.02 Content Count: 2,704 Content Per Day: 0.44 Reputation: 25 Days Won: 1 Joined: 05/29/2007 Status: Offline Birthday: 10/08/1950 Share Posted March 9, 2009 really cool....dinosaur crystals Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EricH Posted March 9, 2009 Group: Royal Member Followers: 3 Topic Count: 366 Topics Per Day: 0.05 Content Count: 10,933 Content Per Day: 1.57 Reputation: 212 Days Won: 1 Joined: 04/21/2005 Status: Offline Share Posted March 9, 2009 Cool Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blien Posted March 9, 2009 Group: Royal Member Followers: 1 Topic Count: 346 Topics Per Day: 0.06 Content Count: 3,050 Content Per Day: 0.50 Reputation: 46 Days Won: 3 Joined: 10/02/2007 Status: Offline Birthday: 08/26/1982 Share Posted March 9, 2009 I was looking at the picture and saying wow thats nice.. I wonder if they cut one of those stems how much it would cost or weigh... then I noticed the humans standing on them~! Whoaaaaa!!! They looks like buildings! God is so amazing! Amazing us every day with new sights!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nebula Posted March 9, 2009 Group: Royal Member Followers: 10 Topic Count: 5,823 Topics Per Day: 0.75 Content Count: 45,870 Content Per Day: 5.94 Reputation: 1,897 Days Won: 83 Joined: 03/22/2003 Status: Offline Birthday: 11/19/1970 Author Share Posted March 9, 2009 K - I found out that the crystals are made of gypsum. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
glorywatch Posted March 9, 2009 Group: Royal Member Followers: 2 Topic Count: 88 Topics Per Day: 0.02 Content Count: 692 Content Per Day: 0.12 Reputation: 2 Days Won: 0 Joined: 06/02/2008 Status: Offline Birthday: 03/02/1946 Share Posted March 9, 2009 Thanks for sharing...those things are amazing! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ovedya Posted March 9, 2009 Group: Royal Member Followers: 3 Topic Count: 375 Topics Per Day: 0.05 Content Count: 11,400 Content Per Day: 1.44 Reputation: 125 Days Won: 0 Joined: 08/30/2002 Status: Offline Birthday: 08/14/1971 Share Posted March 9, 2009 Here's another picture: http://news.nationalgeographic.com/news/20...-crystals-cave/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
traveller Posted March 9, 2009 Group: Royal Member Followers: 5 Topic Count: 827 Topics Per Day: 0.10 Content Count: 12,101 Content Per Day: 1.50 Reputation: 249 Days Won: 3 Joined: 04/01/2002 Status: Offline Share Posted March 9, 2009 Beautiful. Stunning. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gerioke Posted March 9, 2009 Group: Royal Member Followers: 3 Topic Count: 97 Topics Per Day: 0.01 Content Count: 5,850 Content Per Day: 0.84 Reputation: 128 Days Won: 0 Joined: 03/19/2005 Status: Offline Birthday: 08/11/1911 Share Posted March 9, 2009 There was an article in National Geographic a couple of months ago about those caves. There's some pretty cool pictures there as well Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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