Superman's Fortress of Solitude in Mexico

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By Goli Mohammadi
Posted 2010/10/14 @ 6:10 pm
Category Science

Photograph by Javier Trueba

This is certainly old news to the geologists in our midst, but I couldn’t believe my eyes watching this BBC video clip of Professor Iain Stewart exploring the amazing Cueva de los Cristales (Cave of Crystals) in Naica, Mexico. The cave is home to crystal beams as long as 36 feet long. Looks an awful lot like Superman’s Fortress of Solitude!

Here’s the BBC clip:

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5 Responses to Superman's Fortress of Solitude in Mexico

Improviser on October 15th, 2010 at 12:29 am said:

Superman’s Cave was cold.
This cave sits on a magma dome and it stays around 120 degrees Fahrenheit at 100 percent humidity. There is a good National Geographic vid on this cave. You can’t stay in the cave for more than 30 minutes and that’s with special breathing and cooling gear. Unless you want to cook your brain. It was found during mining operations in the mountain after all the water was pumped out. Pure gypsum (calcium sulfate) crystals.

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Zycho Zyborg on October 15th, 2010 at 2:39 am said:

http://zychozyborg.com/2010/08/doku-uber-eine-hohle-in-mexico-mit-absurd-riesigen-kristallen/ and I uploaded a documentary about it in that post, 1:21min. unfortunately the documentary is in german but the pictures are still awesome. might find a version with subtitles if anyone’s interested?

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- Goli Mohammadi on October 15th, 2010 at 11:00 am said:
  
  Thanks for sharing the video, and yes, please do let us know if you find a version with subtitles!
  
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Improviser on October 15th, 2010 at 7:56 pm said:

Giant Crystal Cave | National Geographic Channel

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Zycho Zyborg on October 21st, 2010 at 8:11 am said:

but anyway, what Improviser pointed out can be found here:
http://www.shallownation.com/2010/10/04/national-geographic-into-the-lost-crystal-caves-video-photos/

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