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Magdalena fire 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

The classic Mexican fire opal region; many small commercial mines.

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