Nitrate mounds at Pedro de Valdivia, Chile in 1944. The whitish substance, caliche, was rich in sodium nitrate. Nitrates are the active ingredient of bombs and bullets. (BSLOC 2014 10 150)

Nitrate mounds at Pedro de Valdivia, Chile in 1944. The whitish substance, caliche, was rich in sodium nitrate. Nitrates are the active ingredient of bombs and bullets. (BSLOC_2014_10_150) Stock Photo
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Everett Collection Historical / Alamy Stock Photo

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KWB77B

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3000 x 2372 px | 25.4 x 20.1 cm | 10 x 7.9 inches | 300dpi

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Ron Harvey

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