Tuesday 12 May 2015

Say hello to the Cave of Crystals!



Here are five facts about the Cave Of Crystals:

1. The extraordinary Cave Of Crystals is located in Mexico. 

2. Discovered in 2000 by a pair of brothers drilling thousands of feet below the ground there names were Juan and Pedro Sanchez. 
3. It has been forming for over 500,000 years!
4. You can only be in the cave for up to 10 minutes because of the   intense heat of 137 degrees Fahrenheit.
5. One of the biggest crystals found in the cave was 39ft in height, 13ft in width and 55 tons!


Here is a quick link to a YouTube clip of the cave:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZcWKZ-USkfE

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