People train their entire lives to perfect the art of sculpture, but nature will always do it better.
The Slaughter Canyon Cave of New Mexico has a giant stone mushroom for tourists to check out, the Eisriesenwelt Cave in Austria houses gargantuan, gleaming ice sculptures, and the appropriately named Giant Crystal Cave in New Mexico looks like a labyrinth of massive white needles that jut out of the walls.
We can do our best to imitate it, but Mother Nature will always have us beat in the creation of breathtaking works of art.
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Orda Cave
This underwater cave in Russia has gypsum crystals that glow underwater.
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Postojna Cave
In Slovenia, this cave has towering calcite columns.
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Škocjan Caves
This cave in Slovenia has calcite crystals formed by underground rivers.
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Crystal Cave
In Bermuda, this cave has calcite stalactites hanging over clear water.
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Wind Cave
In South Dakota, this cave has rare calcite patterns called boxwork.
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Eisriesenwelt Ice Cave
A cave in Austria filled with natural ice crystals.
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Kartchner Caverns
This cave in Arizona is covered in thin calcite formations.
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Luray Caverns
This Virginia cave has big calcite stalactites and hanging formations.
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Jewel Cave
In South Dakota, this cave has shiny calcite crystals called dogtooth spar.
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Cuevas de Sorbas
This Spanish cave has ceilings covered in gypsum crystals.
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Giant Crystal Cave
This cave in Mexico has massive white crystals made of selenite.
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Lechuguilla Cave
This cave in New Mexico has crystals made of gypsum, calcite, and aragonite.
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Slaughter Canyon Cave
The formation known as "The Mushroom" in New Mexico.
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Crystal Grottoes Caverns
In Maryland, this cave has walls covered in calcite crystals.
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Caverns of Sonora
In Texas, this cave has bright and sparkly calcite crystals.
