# Cave of the Crystals

- **Country:** Mexico
- **Access:** Currently inaccessible
- **Length:** 109 m
- **Geology:** Limestone
- **Hazards:** High temperature and humidity
- **Location:** Naica, Saucillo Municipality, Chihuahua, Mexico
- **Discovery:** 2000
- **Other Name:** Cueva de los cristales
- **Photo Caption:** Gypsum crystals in the Naica cave. Note person for scale

Cave of the Crystals or Giant Crystal Cave is a cave connected to the Naica Mine at a depth of , in Naica, Chihuahua, Mexico. It takes the form of a chamber within the limestone host rock of the mine, and is about long with a volume of .

![Photo of Cave of the Crystals](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/2/29/Cristales_cueva_de_Naica.JPG)

**Source:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cave_of_the_Crystals (Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)