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Naica giant crystal: che lunghezza ha?

Naica giant crystal: la lunghezza è di circa 12 m (39 ft).

Cosa viene misurato: largest selenite crystal, length

Naica giant crystal (12 m) in scala accanto a a city bus (12 m) e the Statue of Liberty (93 m)
In scala, da sinistra a destra: Naica giant crystal (12 m), City bus (12 m) e Statue of Liberty (93 m).

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Ma quanto è grande, davvero?

  • About the same length as a city bus
  • About 50% of the length of a tennis court
  • About 2× as long as a 20-foot shipping container
  • About 4 would fit end to end along an Olympic swimming pool
  • About 8 would fit end to end along a football (soccer) pitch

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Curiosità: Naica giant crystal

Giant selenite crystals in Mexico’s Cave of the Crystals grew in exceptionally hot, mineral-rich groundwater.

Fonte: Smithsonian Magazine, The Giant Crystal Cave; Guinness World Records, Largest natural crystals

Nature

NomeDimensioneRispetto a: Naica giant crystal
Durdle Door10 m (33 ft)0,83×
Dragon blood tree10 m (33 ft)0,83×
Huka Falls11 m (36 ft)0,92×
Giant’s Causeway basalt column12 m (39 ft)delle stesse dimensioni
Naica giant crystal12 m (39 ft)questa pagina
Saguaro cactus12 m (39 ft)delle stesse dimensioni
Joshua tree12 m (39 ft)delle stesse dimensioni
Delicate Arch14 m (46 ft)1,2×
Wave Rock15 m (49 ft)1,3×
Fingal’s Cave16 m (52 ft)1,3×

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