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Underground Labyrinth

These carpet patterns on the walls are not manmade, they are created by nature. These are Sylvinite mines in the town of Berezniki. It is a huge underground labyrinth, located at a depth of -400m. The Sylvinite ore, which is excavated here, is used for production of potassium fertilizers.

Photo Detail
Date Taken: 11.2013
Date Uploaded: 11.2015
Photo Location: Russia
Camera: NIKON D3X
Copyright: © Viktor Lyagushkin
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