水晶宮(gong)發育(yu)在峰(feng)叢洼地(di)谷(gu)地(di)巖(yan)溶地(di)貌區,地(di)形起伏大,洞(dong)口(kou)位于巖(yan)溶峰(feng)簇的(de)(de)(de)山坡上,高出現代侵(qin)蝕(shi)面(mian)約(yue)150米(mi)(mi)。水晶宮(gong)為廊道狀的(de)(de)(de)中型洞(dong)穴,洞(dong)穴基本上順(shun)巖(yan)層層面(mian)面(mian)發育(yu),除數處(chu)(chu)大廳(ting)外(wai),總體上洞(dong)道高低起伏不大。據初(chu)步調(diao)查(cha),水晶宮(gong)的(de)(de)(de)長(chang)度(du)總長(chang)度(du)1000多米(mi)(mi),寬8至(zhi)50米(mi)(mi),高10至(zhi)80米(mi)(mi)。宮(gong)內為廊道狀的(de)(de)(de)中型洞(dong)穴,高出洞(dong)外(wai)10倍(bei)以上,是(shi)理想的(de)(de)(de)“天然(ran)大氧吧”。該(gai)景點(dian)年可接待旅客30萬人(ren)、次。經過(guo)專家論(lun)證:這個溶洞(dong)內的(de)(de)(de)鐘乳石(shi)(shi)約(yue)有30萬年歷史,現仍處(chu)(chu)于生長(chang)和發育(yu)期,其中的(de)(de)(de)卷(juan)曲石(shi)(shi)、鵝(e)管石(shi)(shi)的(de)(de)(de)形態、密度(du)、規模、發育(yu)程度(du)都是(shi)國內外(wai)罕見的(de)(de)(de)地(di)質奇觀(guan)。
絕大多數(shu)的(de)鐘(zhong)乳石(shi)(shi)在結(jie)晶(jing)過(guo)程中受(shou)地心引力(li)(li)的(de)影(ying)響而生(sheng)成重(zhong)力(li)(li)水(shui)(shui)沉積(ji)物(wu)。但(dan)極其罕見(jian)的(de)極少數(shu)鐘(zhong)乳石(shi)(shi)從(cong)毛細水(shui)(shui)、薄膜水(shui)(shui)、霧狀水(shui)(shui)中結(jie)晶(jing)生(sheng)成非(fei)重(zhong)力(li)(li)水(shui)(shui)沉積(ji)物(wu)。例如(ru):當洞(dong)(dong)(dong)頂(ding)的(de)毛細管滲出來的(de)水(shui)(shui)的(de)表面張(zhang)力(li)(li)大于(yu)地心引力(li)(li)時(shi),它結(jie)晶(jing)生(sheng)成的(de)石(shi)(shi)毛、卷(juan)曲石(shi)(shi)、晶(jing)花(hua)就不一(yi)定向(xiang)下生(sheng)長,而是可以向(xiang)上(shang)、向(xiang)旁、向(xiang)任何方向(xiang),甚至扭曲生(sheng)長。在巴馬水(shui)(shui)晶(jing)宮(gong)洞(dong)(dong)(dong)頂(ding)上(shang)的(de)非(fei)重(zhong)力(li)(li)水(shui)(shui)沉積(ji)物(wu)晶(jing)霜(shuang)則將水(shui)(shui)晶(jing)宮(gong)洞(dong)(dong)(dong)頂(ding)染成漫天(tian)皆白。
但巴馬水晶(jing)宮卻有(you)億萬朵非重(zhong)(zhong)力水成因的(de)卷曲(qu)石(shi)(shi)花與無邊無際的(de)晶(jing)霜(shuang)、石(shi)(shi)毛(mao),它處在(zai)洞(dong)(dong)(dong)頂一(yi)大組洞(dong)(dong)(dong)穴(xue)沉(chen)積(ji)物中(zhong)。這類(lei)彎曲(qu)的(de)石(shi)(shi)鐘(zhong)(zhong)(zhong)乳(ru)在(zai)溶(rong)洞(dong)(dong)(dong)中(zhong)特別(bie)罕見,因為石(shi)(shi)鐘(zhong)(zhong)(zhong)乳(ru)是(shi)洞(dong)(dong)(dong)中(zhong)重(zhong)(zhong)力水沉(chen)積(ji)而(er)成,重(zhong)(zhong)力垂直向下的(de)石(shi)(shi)鐘(zhong)(zhong)(zhong)乳(ru)自然(ran)也是(shi)垂直向下的(de)。在(zai)溶(rong)洞(dong)(dong)(dong)中(zhong)有(you)光的(de)地方,石(shi)(shi)鐘(zhong)(zhong)(zhong)乳(ru)可(ke)能受(shou)到生物影響(xiang)發生彎曲(qu),但水晶(jing)宮的(de)“彎曲(qu)石(shi)(shi)鐘(zhong)(zhong)(zhong)乳(ru)”處在(zai)洞(dong)(dong)(dong)穴(xue)深處,并無可(ke)見光照射(she),在(zai)這種(zhong)條(tiao)件下形成彎曲(qu)的(de)形態并保持(chi)很長(chang)時(shi)間,實在(zai)是(shi)一(yi)個奇跡!其范圍(wei)之(zhi)廣、數量之(zhi)多、色澤之(zhi)白(bai),全球第一(yi),堪(kan)稱絕唱。
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