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  2. Opal - Wikipedia

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    The orange-red background color is characteristic of all "fire opals," including "Mexican fire opal". The oldest mine in Querétaro is Santa Maria del Iris. This mine was opened around 1870 and has been reopened at least 28 times since. At the moment there are about 100 mines in the regions around Querétaro, but most of them are now closed.

  3. Opal Creek Wilderness - Wikipedia

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    The Opal Creek Valley contains 50 waterfalls and five lakes. Eight hiking trails, remnants of the early day prospecting and fire access routes, total 36 miles (58 km). [ 7 ] The valley forms the largest intact stand of old-growth forest in the western Cascades , and 500- to 1000-year-old trees are common.

  4. List of mines in Oregon - Wikipedia

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    This list of mines in Oregon summarizes the mines listed by the Geographic Names Information System. As of January 7, 2014, there are 595 entries. As of January 7, 2014, there are 595 entries. name

  5. Oregon wildfires: Smoke impacts Willamette Valley, Hart ... - AOL

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    There were 29 large wildfires and wildfire complexes burning around Oregon as of Thursday morning. Here's the latest news. Oregon wildfires: Smoke impacts Willamette Valley, Hart Mountain refuge ...

  6. Jawbone Flats, Oregon - Wikipedia

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    Jawbone Flats is a ghost town in Marion County, Oregon, United States. It is located along Opal Creek, approximately 22 miles (35 km) from Salem, the state capitol, and is accessible via the Opal Pool Loop trail. [1] Established in 1931, Jawbone Flats was a mining camp founded after miners discovered gold in the region in 1859. [2]

  7. Oregon wildfires: Durkee Fire closes part of I-84 between ...

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    Durkee Fire in Eastern Oregon grows to 239,255 acres, closes part of I-84 The Durkee Fire in Baker County grew to 239,255 acres as of Tuesday morning and was 0% contained. There are six new ...

  8. List of U.S. state minerals, rocks, stones and gemstones

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    Precious Gemstone: Virgin Valley black fire opal (1987) Semiprecious Gemstone: Nevada turquoise (1987) New Hampshire [48] Beryl (1985) Granite (1985); New Hampshire's nickname is the Granite State: Smoky quartz (1985) New Jersey [49] Franklinite [50] New Mexico [51] Turquoise (1967) New York [52] Garnet (1969) North Carolina [53] Gold (2011 ...

  9. Oregon wildfires: Brush fire near Eugene Airport brings level ...

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    Another eastern Oregon wildfire — the Lone Rock Fire — had grown to 57,855 acres by Monday morning. The fire east of Condon ignited over the weekend and grew quickly. Level 3 "go now ...