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Tiny gypsum crystals can make phytoplankton so heavy that they rapidly sink, hereby transporting large quantities of carbon to the ocean's depths.

The chamber contains giant selenite crystals (gypsum, CaSO4 · 2 H2O), some of the largest natural crystals ever found on Earth. It’s a unique place — let’s have a look at how these colossal ...

Hidden in the hills of Northwest Oklahoma is the world’s largest gypsum cave open to the public. The main cave at Alabaster ...

With lengths over 11m, the giant gypsum crystals found in Mexico's Cueva de los Cristales are a great natural wonder. Now, a Spanish-Mexican team thinks it can explain how these marvels acquired their ...

Gypsum crystals began to form when the temperature of the cave’s water reached around 58°C (136°F), and the slowly dissolving anhydrite deposits infused the water with just enough calcium and ...

Tags: Cave of Crystals, Chihuahua Mexico, NASA, Gypsum, weather Giant crystals found in Naica min in Chihuahua, Mexico stand up to 36 feet tall and have measured over three feet wide.