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Old 12-14-2011, 07:29 PM   #1
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Arrow Mexican Mine Crystals: 36 Feet Long, 1 Million Years Old

http://www.wired.com/magazine/2011/11/st_crystalcave/
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Old 12-14-2011, 07:35 PM   #2
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Old 12-14-2011, 07:45 PM   #3
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Unreal looking!! Wow!
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Who knew! Merlin's Crystal Cave is in Chihuahua.

Impressive... and so sad they stopped a million year process by pumping out the water.
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Old 12-14-2011, 08:58 PM   #5
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Who knew! Merlin's Crystal Cave is in Chihuahua.
That's exactly what I thought when I saw the pics. Just think of all the new Merlin legends that could come out of this.
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Old 12-14-2011, 10:45 PM   #6
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A few weeks back I watched a fantastic documentary on these caverns & the crystals. Sheer magic.
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Old 12-15-2011, 11:03 AM   #7
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