Northern Mexico
Chihuahua
Saucillo Municipality

Naica - Cave of the Crystals

Naica - Cave of the Crystals is a nature reserve in , . Naica - Cave of the Crystals is situated nearby to the locality , as well as near .
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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.

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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 (calcium sulfate dihydrate, gypsum, also sometimes called selenite.

Naica - Cave of the Crystals

Latitude
27.8409° or 27° 50′ 27″ north
Longitude
-105.5085° or 105° 30′ 31″ west
Open location code
75VPRFRR+8J
Open­Street­Map ID
way 424530809
Open­Street­Map feature
leisure=­nature_reserve
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