Silver minerals

Cave of the Crystals or Giant Crystal Cave is a cave connected to the Naica Mine at a depth of 300 metres (980 ft), in Naica, Chihuahua, Mexico. It takes the form of a chamber within the limestone host rock of the mine, and is about 109 metres (358 ft) long with a volume of 5,000 to 6,000 cubic metres.

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Location: 27.8508, -105.4964, KML, Cluster Map, Maps,
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  Silver minerals ⓘ
  Expensive and useful

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Frameless

Hemimorphite-70712

Fluorite-133866

Anhydrite-266468

Fluorite-Quartz-Sphalerite-flu74b

Fluorite-Quartz-Sphalerite-flu74c

Fluorite-Quartz-249081

Fluorite-Sphalerite-Pyrite-121010

Fluorite-Quartz-Sphalerite-flu74a

Gypse Naica

Picture of the giant gypsum crystals of the Cave of the Crystals.

Type	Subtype	Date	Description	Notes	Source
site	cave		Silver minerals	geode, cave	Wikidata
site	mine		Unknown	abandoned mine	Wikidata
site	mine		Unknown	abandoned mine	Wikidata
site	mine		Unknown	abandoned mine	Wikidata
commons	image		Hemimorphite-70712		Commons
commons	image		Fluorite-133866		Commons
commons	image		Anhydrite-266468		Commons
commons	image		Fluorite-Quartz-Sphalerite-flu74b		Commons
commons	image		Fluorite-Quartz-Sphalerite-flu74c		Commons
commons	image		Fluorite-Quartz-249081		Commons
commons	image		Fluorite-Sphalerite-Pyrite-121010		Commons
commons	image		Fluorite-Quartz-Sphalerite-flu74a		Commons
commons	image		Gypse Naica		Commons
commons	image		Picture of the giant gypsum crystals of the Cave of the Crystals.		Commons