[Rockhounds] A “death trap” is buried 300m below ground where temperatures can hit 58C – and one man has dared to explore it.

[Glen Miller]

A little hyperbolic.


On Mon, Jul 24, 2023 at 5:41 AM Kreigh Tomaszewski <kreigh at gmail.com> wrote:

> For just a short window one of the world’s most stunning yet lethal wonders
> became accessible.
>
> Canadian explorer George Kourounis was one of the few who were able to –
> and dared to – enter the beautiful but deadly crystal cave in Mexico.
>
> The treacherous cavern, concealed 300m below the ground, is filled with
> enormous crystals capable of killing visitors in a matter of minutes, The
> Sun
> <https://www.thesun.co.uk/news/22554126/explored-deadly-crystal-cave-kill/
> >
> reports.
>
> Anchored to the walls of the blistering hot cave are hundreds of
> otherworldly crystals that have grown uninterrupted for at least half a
> million years.
>
> The dazzling glasslike shards deep beneath the Sierra de Naica Mountain in
> the heart of Chihuahua are up to 10m long and weigh up to a staggering 55
> tonnes.
>
> George, 53, said it was the most amazing place he had ever visited – a tall
> order considering the wild places he has graced around the globe.
>
>
> https://www.news.com.au/travel/travel-updates/travel-stories/canadian-man-explores-mexicos-killer-crystal-cave/news-story/b61afe91ef8007e2c831b7e4b79db249
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