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Lake Lucero

USA / New Mexico / White Sands /
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El. 3890 ft.

Most of the gypsum sand that forms the white sands dune field originates in Lake Lucero, a dry lake bed in the southwestern corner of the Whie Sands National Monument. Large gypsum crystals, called selenite, are formed here. As the crystals are exposed to the weather, they break down into sand-size particles, which are blown by southwesterly winds into the dune field.
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Coordinates:   32°42'23"N   106°24'31"W

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