From statues to toothpaste, the Myanmar village 'blessed' with marble bounty

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From reuterspictures: A worker, whose face is covered with marble dust, poses at his carving workshop in Sagyin, Myanmar

Marble dust covers the surface of a Buddhist altar at Lay's house.

For years, she has walked down from the mines from morning till sunset carrying large marble slabs on her head, laborious work for about $3.50 per day.

 

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reuterspictures Better hope the statues don't end up in America. We smash all statues for protesting even if it doesn't stand for what we r protesting

reuterspictures Silicosis is a real thing and you dont want it.

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