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The largest producing mines of Virgin Valley have been the famous Rainbow Ridge, [40] Royal Peacock, [41] Bonanza, [42] Opal Queen, [43] and WRT Stonetree/Black Beauty [44] mines. The largest unpolished black opal in the Smithsonian Institution, known as the "Roebling opal", [45] came out of the tunneled portion of the Rainbow Ridge Mine in ...
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The name "Tequila" has been protected by the Mexican government since 1974, and its use is limited to products distilled from agave grown in certain regions of Mexico. These regions are in the states of Jalisco, Michoacán, Nayarit, and Guanajuato, and parts of the State of Tamaulipas. The lands in Tamaulipas were added later as the need to ...
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Other map showing the location of the Municipality of San Sebastián del Oeste in Jalisco state.. San Sebastián del Oeste (Spanish: [san seβasˈtjan del oˈeste] ⓘ) is a town and municipality, located on the western part of Jalisco state, Mexico, between 20°39’45’’ - 21°02’30’’ N and 104°35’00’’ - 104°51’00’’ W, at a height of 1,480 metres (4,856 ft).
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]
This list of mines in Mexico is subsidiary to the list of mines article and lists working, defunct and future mines in the country and is organised by the primary mineral output. For practical purposes stone, marble and other quarries may be included in this list.
Tequisquiapan (Spanish pronunciation: [tekis'kjapan]; Otomi: Ntʼe) is a town and municipality located in the southeast of the state of Querétaro in central Mexico.The center of the town has cobblestone streets, traditional rustic houses with wrought iron fixtures, balconies, and wooden windowsills, which is the legacy of its 300-year heritage as a colonial town populated mostly by indigenous ...