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Naica Mine (selenite / Cave of Crystals)
Crystal locality Documented siteProhibited, look only
What you could find
Reported finds from this ground.
Crystals and mineralsAlso reported: plus galena, sphalerite, anglesite from the ore body.
Photos via Wikimedia Commons: Stephanie Clifford from Arlington, VA, USA (CC BY 2.0).
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Why this spot
Tertiary hydrothermal / Cretaceous limestone
Home of the meters-long selenite 'Cave of Crystals'; caves reflooded after pumping stopped.
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