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  2. Opal - Wikipedia

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    The largest producing mines of Virgin Valley have been the famous Rainbow Ridge, [41] Royal Peacock, [42] Bonanza, [43] Opal Queen, [44] and WRT Stonetree/Black Beauty [45] mines. The largest unpolished black opal in the Smithsonian Institution, known as the "Roebling opal", [46] came out of the tunneled portion of the Rainbow Ridge Mine in ...

  3. Tequila, Jalisco - Wikipedia

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    The Tequila Route was created and is supervised by the Consejo Regulador del Tequila, which regulates the production and authenticity of the liquor produced here. Other attractions on the route include archeological sites, old mansions and opal and obsidian mines.

  4. Ammolite - Wikipedia

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    Ammolite is an opal-like organic gemstone found primarily along the eastern slopes of the Rocky Mountains of North America.It is commonly unearthed by natural erosion or through the process of various mining practices, within the perimeter of an ancient sea bed called the Western Interior Seaway. [2]

  5. Economy of Jalisco - Wikipedia

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    [1] [2] Forest products are obtained along the coast, and mining for silver, gold, mercury, copper, and precious stones is an important activity. The beverage tequila , distilled from the juice of the agave cactus , is named for the town of that name in Jalisco and is one of the state’s best-known products.

  6. List of show mines - Wikipedia

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    Silver; one of the largest silver mines in the Middle Ages; most important financial source for Fugger and the Habsburg dynasties 47°21′13″N 11°43′39″E  /  47.3536°N 11.7275°E  / 47.3536; 11.7275  ( Schwazer Silberbergwerk

  7. Virgin Valley - Wikipedia

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    The Opal mines are located in the Northern valley. [1] The Virgin Valley has mines that are rich in opals. The opals were discovered in about 1913. [2] The richest mines were owned by Flora Haines Loughead who had been a writer and a farmer but bought a string of claims after being sent to do a story for the San Francisco Chronicle. [3]

  8. Guadalajara International Airport - Wikipedia

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    Miguel Hidalgo y Costilla Guadalajara International Airport (IATA: GDL, ICAO: MMGL), simply known as Guadalajara International Airport, is the primary international airport serving Guadalajara, Jalisco, the third-largest city in Mexico. It facilitates flights to and from destinations across Mexico, the Americas, and Europe. [2]

  9. List of mines in Quebec - Wikipedia

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    This is a list of mines in the Canadian province of Quebec and includes both operating and closed ... Lac d'Amiante du Canada: Asbestos: Ophiolite: Estrie : 1958-2012 ...