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  1. Noir

    Noir Guest

    http://news.nationalgeographic.com/news/2007/04/photogalleries/giant-crystals-cave/

    Giant Crystal Cave Comes to Light
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    April 9, 2007—Geologist Juan Manuel García-Ruiz calls it "the Sistine Chapel of crystals," but Superman could call it home.

    A sort of south-of-the-border Fortress of Solitude, Mexico's Cueva de los Cristales (Cave of Crystals) contains some of the world's largest known natural crystals—translucent beams of gypsum as long as 36 feet (11 meters).

    How did the crystals reach such superheroic proportions?

    In the new issue of the journal Geology, García-Ruiz reports that for millennia the crystals thrived in the cave's extremely rare and stable natural environment. Temperatures hovered consistently around a steamy 136 degrees Fahrenheit (58 degrees Celsius), and the cave was filled with mineral-rich water that drove the crystals' growth.

    Modern-day mining operations exposed the natural wonder by pumping water out of the 30-by-90-foot (10-by-30-meter) cave, which was found in 2000 near the town of Delicias (Chihuahua state map). Now García-Ruiz is advising the mining company to preserve the caves.

    "There is no other place on the planet," García-Ruiz said, "where the mineral world reveals itself in such beauty."

    Read the full story of the new discovery.

    —Stefan Lovgren and Ted Chamberlain
     
    #1 Noir, Jan 26, 2008
  2. \S/JcDc\S/

    \S/JcDc\S/ Superhero

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  3. Noir

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    Yeah, but its still cool :o
     
    #3 Noir, Jan 26, 2008
  4. \S/JcDc\S/

    \S/JcDc\S/ Superhero

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  5. Lord Valumart

    Lord Valumart Hype's Dr - It's Canon

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    #5 Lord Valumart, Jan 26, 2008
  6. Noir

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    Kill Him.
     
    #6 Noir, Jan 26, 2008
  7. \S/JcDc\S/

    \S/JcDc\S/ Superhero

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    Superman Lives


    :p
     
    #7 \S/JcDc\S/, Jan 26, 2008
  8. Noir

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    [​IMG]
     
    #8 Noir, Jan 26, 2008
  9. Rocker22

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    That is pretty cool.
     
    #9 Rocker22, Jan 26, 2008
  10. Rando Aces

    Rando Aces Superhero

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    cools.
     
    #10 Rando Aces, Jan 26, 2008
  11. tzarinna

    tzarinna Mamochka

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    I sooooooo want to go there.....now.
     
    #11 tzarinna, Jan 26, 2008
  12. Manic

    Manic User title? USER TITLE?!

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    #12 Manic, Jan 26, 2008
  13. ObakeTora

    ObakeTora נמר רוח הקודש

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    Damn, the Beltavoic was a scam. Would be cool if I could leave my laptop on for 30 years.
     
    #13 ObakeTora, Jan 26, 2008
  14. Kmack

    Kmack Cheers!

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    That's pretty awesome lookin':)
     
    #14 Kmack, Jan 26, 2008
  15. Noir

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    Is it just me, or is reality starting to make Superman real?
     
    #15 Noir, Jan 26, 2008
  16. Eggyman

    Eggyman The Oval Avenger

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    Just you :o
     
    #16 Eggyman, Jan 26, 2008
  17. Noir

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    I was worried about that.. :csad:
     
    #17 Noir, Jan 26, 2008
  18. Eggyman

    Eggyman The Oval Avenger

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    Don't be. You're an individual, just like everyone else ;)
     
    #18 Eggyman, Jan 26, 2008
  19. SWAT

    SWAT Pool of the Death

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    ... Huh. Can't wait till they find Cybertron.
     
    #19 SWAT, Jan 26, 2008
  20. Apollo

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    i want to go there...now!
     
    #20 Apollo, Jan 26, 2008
  21. Spider-Man Luvr28

    Spider-Man Luvr28 Amazing.

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    Sweet.:super:
     
    #21 Spider-Man Luvr28, Jan 26, 2008
  22. Shoemeister

    Shoemeister srsly

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    It's news to me, anyway.

    That place is majestic! Supes is gonna be pissed though.
     
    #22 Shoemeister, Jan 26, 2008
  23. Noir

    Noir Guest

    we're unraveling his secrets one by one.
     
    #23 Noir, Jan 26, 2008
  24. Captain Planet!

    Captain Planet! The Power Is Yours

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    OMFG! I was just digging in my backyard and found Doomsday!! :wow:
     
    #24 Captain Planet!, Jan 26, 2008
  25. Noir

    Noir Guest

    :wow: Don't let him escape!
     
    #25 Noir, Jan 26, 2008
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