http://www.neatorama.com/2006/06/04/crystal-cave-of-giants/ The Neat Side of the Web Mon, 09 Nov 2009 08:22:16 -0600 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 http://www.neatorama.com/2006/06/04/crystal-cave-of-giants/comment-page-1/#comment-99244 pol x Sun, 15 Apr 2007 21:31:33 +0000 http://www.neatorama.com/2006/06/04/crystal-cave-of-giants/#comment-99244 and at no point has anyone said "Fortress of Solitude" and at no point has anyone said "Fortress of Solitude"

]]> http://www.neatorama.com/2006/06/04/crystal-cave-of-giants/comment-page-1/#comment-80549 GoodMoGo Sat, 24 Feb 2007 03:10:57 +0000 http://www.neatorama.com/2006/06/04/crystal-cave-of-giants/#comment-80549 I stumbled upon the original site and am totally confused. Although the site seems legit, the size of these things seem too big from my understanding of crystal formation. Crystals coalesce slowly, from the inside out (so to speak) and bottom to top. They do not form like stalactites or stalagmites, where there is a dripping accumulation. It seems that a crystal of that length would break before becoming thick enough to sustain its own weight. I called a professor of geology at the local university. He had never heard of the caves and was also skeptical of their size. He didn't ask for the URL, though, so he never saw the photos. Regarding the photos, they do seem real at first, but now some seem to be doctored. I don't know... I stumbled upon the original site and am totally confused. Although the site seems legit, the size of these things seem too big from my understanding of crystal formation. Crystals coalesce slowly, from the inside out (so to speak) and bottom to top. They do not form like stalactites or stalagmites, where there is a dripping accumulation. It seems that a crystal of that length would break before becoming thick enough to sustain its own weight. I called a professor of geology at the local university. He had never heard of the caves and was also skeptical of their size. He didn't ask for the URL, though, so he never saw the photos.
Regarding the photos, they do seem real at first, but now some seem to be doctored. I don't know...

]]> http://www.neatorama.com/2006/06/04/crystal-cave-of-giants/comment-page-1/#comment-17611 Blacknimbus Sun, 04 Jun 2006 18:23:40 +0000 http://www.neatorama.com/2006/06/04/crystal-cave-of-giants/#comment-17611 Amazing...great find Amazing...great find

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