In 1887, Gustav Heineman emigrated from Baden-Baden, Germany, to Put-in-Bay, Ohio, where he established a winery. In 1897 he dug a well beneath his winery and discovered a large vug at a depth of 30 feet (10 m). On exploring the cave he found the cave walls covered with extremely large and well-developed tabular crystals identified as celestine, a form of strontium sulfate.[2]
The original cave was much smaller than it is today, as much of the celestine was mined for the manufacturing of red fireworks, which get their color from the presence of strontium cations as pyrotechnic colorant. However, Mr. Heineman decided to stop the mining and turn the property into a tourist attraction.[3] Due to the Crystal Cave, the Heineman winery survived prohibition because of tourist revenues.
As of 2016, the Crystal Cave is open for tourism, where celestine crystals of up to 3 feet (1 m) in width can be viewed. The crystals form extensive linings on the limestone walls of the 30 foot (10 m) deep cave.
Referencesedit
^Todd, Daniel (2019-12-27). "Crystal Cave At Put-in-Bay | Attraction Info, Hours, Tours & Map Location". Put-in-Bay.org. Retrieved 2023-01-23.
^Wolfe, Mark E. (May 2014). "Celestine in Ohio" (PDF). Celestine in Ohio. Ohio Department of Natural Resources.
crystal, cave, ohio, this, article, needs, additional, citations, verification, please, help, improve, this, article, adding, citations, reliable, sources, unsourced, material, challenged, removed, find, sources, crystal, cave, ohio, news, newspapers, books, s. This article needs additional citations for verification Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources Unsourced material may be challenged and removed Find sources Crystal Cave Ohio news newspapers books scholar JSTOR June 2018 Learn how and when to remove this message The Crystal Cave is a limestone cave located in Put in Bay Ohio located on South Bass Island in Lake Erie 1 Inside the cave In 1887 Gustav Heineman emigrated from Baden Baden Germany to Put in Bay Ohio where he established a winery In 1897 he dug a well beneath his winery and discovered a large vug at a depth of 30 feet 10 m On exploring the cave he found the cave walls covered with extremely large and well developed tabular crystals identified as celestine a form of strontium sulfate 2 The original cave was much smaller than it is today as much of the celestine was mined for the manufacturing of red fireworks which get their color from the presence of strontium cations as pyrotechnic colorant However Mr Heineman decided to stop the mining and turn the property into a tourist attraction 3 Due to the Crystal Cave the Heineman winery survived prohibition because of tourist revenues As of 2016 the Crystal Cave is open for tourism where celestine crystals of up to 3 feet 1 m in width can be viewed The crystals form extensive linings on the limestone walls of the 30 foot 10 m deep cave References edit Todd Daniel 2019 12 27 Crystal Cave At Put in Bay Attraction Info Hours Tours amp Map Location Put in Bay org Retrieved 2023 01 23 Wolfe Mark E May 2014 Celestine in Ohio PDF Celestine in Ohio Ohio Department of Natural Resources Crystal Caves When Nature Grows Crystals Chemistry Hall 2019 06 23 Retrieved 2019 06 23 External links editHeineman s winery and crystal cave The Giant Crystal Project 41 38 49 N 82 49 41 W 41 64694 N 82 82806 W 41 64694 82 82806 nbsp This Ottawa County Ohio state location article is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte nbsp This article about a specific United States geological feature is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Crystal Cave Ohio amp oldid 1135312790, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
