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Honduras, Lempira Department

Erandique Opal, Honduras

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What you could find

Reported finds from this ground.

OpalOpal

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

Why this spot

Rockhounding locality: opal in basalt vugs

Well-documented Honduran (black/matrix) opal district around Erandique.

Before you go

Hazards noted for this site.

Remote highlands, small workings

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