The turquoise effect

Clear turquoise water emerges as the limestone at the base of the mine is excavated below the groundwater table

29 May 2015
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This momentary but beautiful sight was captured by Rukshan Maliq, an undergraduate student at the University of Moratuwa, during his internship at the Aruwakkalu limestone mine in Sri Lanka, just

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