Los Tascates

Los Tascates is an intermittent stream in , and has an elevation of 1,402 metres. Los Tascates is situated nearby to the locality , as well as near .

Places of Interest

Highlights include Cave of the Crystals and Naica Mine.

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or Giant Crystal Cave is a connected to the at a depth of 300 metres, in , , . It takes the form of a chamber within the limestone host rock of the mine, and is about 109 metres long with a volume of 5,000 to 6,000 cubic metres, and an estimated mass of 12 tonnes. is situated 3 km east of Los Tascates.

Photo: Albertvila1, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The of the Mexican state of , is a lead, zinc and silver mine. Located in in the municipality of Saucillo, the is owned by Industrias Peñoles, the world's largest silver producer. discovered during mining operations contain gigantic crystals of CaSO4 · 2 H2O. is situated 3½ km east of Los Tascates.

Los Tascates

Latitude
27.84824° or 27° 50′ 54″ north
Longitude
-105.53945° or 105° 32′ 22″ west
Elevation
1,402 metres (4,600 feet)
Open location code
75VPRFX6+76
Geo­Names ID
8735158
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