BIG Crystals!!!

As promised during my most recent post, this post will not have a video. There are videos available if you follow some of the links in this post though! Today I want to share about some truly GIANT crystals. These are colossal gypsum crystals in the Naica mine in Mexico. I have found several articles about these in the past.

The crystals are over 30 feet long and can weigh over 50 tons. They are found over 900 feet deep in a huge mine that primarily yields silver, zinc and lead. The areas where the crystals are was previously filled with water but it has been pumped out while the mining operation goes on. The cave these are in is near an underground magma chamber so it is extremely hot inside, 120-140 degrees fahrenheit and high humidity. The people in the picture at top are wearing cooling suits so they don't overheat. Please follow the linked pictures or here to see more about these awesome crystals! Here is another blog about these from a couple of years ago and there are more pictures too!