Ancient Giant Geodes Deep Beneath Sicily | Earth: The Power of the Planet | BBC Earth Science

Half a kilometre beneath the island of Sicily tonnes of salt and rock crystals can be found, formed when the Mediterranean Sea dried up millions of years ago. The combination of hot volcanic water and seawater created a rich, mineral mixing zone where these crystals have grown up to a metre long.

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