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Old 06-04-2007, 01:17 PM
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Giant Mexican crystals!
11-metre gypsum crystals in Mexican cave:
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/science/nature/6518161.stm


Don't miss this link to June 2000 report about huge geode in Spanish mine:
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/science/nature/787776.stm
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Old 06-04-2007, 04:39 PM
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Great articles Mike, thanks for the links.

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wow thats fierce!
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Old 06-04-2007, 07:38 PM
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As a self confessed (obsessed) crystology nut... Wow! Sic! Oooooooh

Let's hope they can all be preserved.
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That's amazing!
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naa they are props from the Christopher reeve superman movies
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So thats where they filmed "The Core"

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