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Chandelier Ballroom
Reaching down from the ceiling like giant talons, the "chandeliers" of the
Chandelier Ballroom are stalactites of selenite up to 20 feet long. These
fragile crystals grow when water bearing dissolved gypsum drips through cave
ceilings and evaporates. Lechuguilla's gypsum chandeliers are thought to be the
world's largest.
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