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    It is beneath a desert named for a tiny dog, looks like Superman’s lair, has been likened to Pope Sixtus’ chapel and has pillars of selenite. What is it?

    Question #101350. Asked by edmund80. (Nov 29 08 10:58 PM)


    looney_tunes

    		It is beneath the Chihuahuan Desert in northern Mexico and extending into the southwest part of the United States. Lechuguilla Cave (a part of Carlsbad Caverns) is well known for its gypsum (selenite) deposits. A picture of the Chandelier Room resembles Superman's Fortress of Solitude (as I recall from reading comics many years ago!).

    http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lechuguilla_Cave

    Nov 29 08, 11:39 PM
    edmund80

    		Correct desert, but not quite the so-called "Sistine Chapel of crystals" that I was looking for. Compare the spectacular pictures below of the the Giant Crystal Cave with Superman's own Fortress of Solitude and see how similar they are.

    http://misteridigital.files.wordpress.com/2007/09/fortress-of-solitude-superman.jpg
    http://www.crystalinks.com/mexicocrystals.html
    http://news.nationalgeographic.com/news/2007/04/photogalleries/giant-crystals-cave/
    http://news.nationalgeographic.com/news/2007/04/070406-giant-crystals.html

    Nov 30 08, 12:06 AM

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