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Wednesday, August 17, 2011

Nehon, India

Did you ever wonder where the color purple came from? Well, I found out! They dig it out of the ground at the purple mine in Nehon, Punjab, India.

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Actually, I have no clue what's going on here. I think it is probably a mine of some sort. Isn't there some kind of ore that's purple?

Update November 2015. Google has updated their map and the purple coloration has gone bye-bye.
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3 comments:

  1. LeeAnnAugust 18, 2011 at 6:13:00 AM PDT

    That is not a purple mine.
    It's a grape jelly farm.

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  2. Chuck PergielAugust 18, 2011 at 10:12:00 AM PDT

    Well of course it is! How silly of me not to recognize it. (grin)

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  3. Ole Phat StuAugust 18, 2011 at 10:34:00 AM PDT

    Bornite ( a copper ore) is purple.

    There's a tin ore that's purple too.

    Don't know what they mine in Nehon tho.

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