The Crystal Mountain is a ridge located within the White Desert, 120 km from Farafra, between

Bahariya Oasis El-Wahat el-Bahariya or el-Bahariya ( ar, الواحات البحرية "''El-Wāḥāt El-Baḥrīya''", "the Northern Oases"); is a Depression (geology), depression and a naturally rich oasis in the Western Desert (Egypt), Western Desert of Egypt ...

and Farafra Oasis.

The geological formation of the Crystal Mountain

Crystal Mountain is one of the most expensive

mountains A mountain is an elevated portion of the Earth's crust, generally with steep sides that show significant exposed bedrock. Although definitions vary, a mountain may differ from a plateau in having a limited summit area, and is usually higher th ...

in the world. It looks like a small arch made of

rocks In geology, rock (or stone) is any naturally occurring solid mass or aggregate of minerals or mineraloid matter. It is categorized by the minerals included, its chemical composition, and the way in which it is formed. Rocks form the Earth's ...

, and when the sun shines on it, it sparkles and shines like a king's crown made of thousands of precious and colourful jewels in the middle of a desert. This masterpiece has become a treasure that everyone looking for money and wealth wants to find. This is why it draws so many international and local tourists, who usually want to see life through a rocky gem scattered in the most beautiful view.

The Myth Of The Crystal mountain

There are signs from the past that the area was made when a large

meteorite A meteorite is a solid piece of debris from an object, such as a comet, asteroid, or meteoroid, that originates in outer space and survives its passage through the atmosphere to reach the surface of a planet or Natural satellite, moon. When the ...

hit the Earth and caused very high temperatures, which melted the rocks into pieces of valuable

crystal A crystal or crystalline solid is a solid material whose constituents (such as atoms, molecules, or ions) are arranged in a highly ordered microscopic structure, forming a crystal lattice that extends in all directions. In addition, macros ...

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