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Hostotipaquillo / San Simon opal

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What you could find

Reported finds from this ground.

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Photos via Wikimedia Commons: Dpulitzer (CC BY-SA 4.0).

Why this spot

Tertiary rhyolite

Part of the greater Magdalena-district opal belt.

Keep exploring nearby

More spots in this area.

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