Tuesday, March 3, 2009
Gypsum megacrystals...
beyond belief are shown in this slide show about the Naica Crystal Cave in Mexico. Silver miners broke into this deep fluid-filled chamber more than eight years ago, and once the grotto was drained, found this astonishing mineral deposit. This video includes an excellent interview with a NASA scientist that is studying the unique occurrence.
Link to technical abstract describing the geochemistry of these enormous gypsum/selenite crystals.
Labels:
geology,
mineralogy
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