When I first viewed these pictures I immediately assumed they were a Photoshop fake, but, according to this news article, they can be visited in Mexico. These things are huge! Notice the little guy off to the left in the above picture. I think I’ve just found another location for my “places to visit before I die” list. Someone should give those guys a Superman costume, the cave looks kind of like the Fortress of Solitude.
The Naica Mine of Chihuahua, Mexico, is a working mine that is known for its extraordinary crystals. Naica is a lead, zinc and silver mine in which large voids have been found, containing crystals of selenite (gypsum) as large as 4 feet in diameter and 50 feet long. The chamber holding these crystals is known as the Crystal Cave of Giants, and is approximately 1000 feet down in the limestone host rock of the mine. The crystals were formed by hydrothermal fluids emanating from the magma chambers below. The cavern was discovered while the miners were drilling through the Naica fault, which they were worried would flood the mine. The Cave of Swords is another chamber in the Naica Mine, containing similar large crystals.
As a professional photographer who specializes in environmentally difficult, narrow and wet canyons worldwide, it was almost impossible to obtain clear photographs even using every trick and technique I know, because of the extreme ambient environment. 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. As a photographer used to working in dark and dangerous environments, this experience was unique. A human can only function in this environment for six to ten minutes before severe loss of mental functions occurs. I was so excited while photographing the crystals that I really had to focus and concentrate intensely on getting back out the door, which was perhaps only thirty to forty feet away.
Crystal Cave of Giants, Mexico — Crystalinks and Crystal Cave of the Giants — Discovery of the Largest Crystals on Earth via Digg (and again)
Update: Here is a link to one more picture.
Update 2: This news article refers to another set of caves with similar properties in Spain.
Update 3: National Geographic has some more photos found here.
Amazing and not a fake, God really did hide some wonders in the earth.
Thank you for your great offering here.
the link at the top that says this news article says that cave is in Spain. You have posted here that it’s in Mexico. Unless there are 2 different ones
[quote comment=“11241”]the link at the top that says this news article says that cave is in Spain. You have posted here that it’s in Mexico. Unless there are 2 different ones[/quote]
Good eyes. There must be two different caves.
superb, unbelieveble no fake buddy look at the wonders of god how trmedous it is
Amazing and beautiful– definitely a place to add to my “Things to See Before I Die” list.
Not so amazing, however, that I need to throw god into an appreciation of such a perfectly natural phenomenon as the formation of crystals. Nature’s wonders are spectacular enough without resorting to the supernatural to explain them. eh?
I see they have found some of the crystal caves used in Atlantis.
Great!
hi
Looks like supermans fortress of solitude abandoned.
This is amazing i go to niagra falls every year and it is great but i want to visit wen its frozen anyways thanks for the pics and it is so not fake my dad told me about it i researched about it
I just today watched the show about this cave on on Discovery channel. Was blown away! This is so amazing! Searched the Web to find out more and there this site was. Thanx
Just saying I am glad someone lets us see something worthwhile.
Thank you
I’m living in Mexico and I tell you that this cave exists, it is amazin place,