Turquoise from Australia
Australian Turquoise
Australia produces some high-quality turquoise, but not in large quantities.
Most deposits have been found in Victoria and South Wales, in the
Southeast part of the continent.
Mindat.org
reports deposits of turquoise in 19 specific Australian mines. The
presence of turquoise in a mine does not mean that it is present in
high quantities or good qualities.
Turquoise
has been reported in the following mines:
Kintore
Opencut mine in Broken Hill, New South Wales.
Gidalambone,
Canbelego Co., New South Wales.
Girilambone
Mine, Girilambone.
Mount
Oxide Copper Mine, Mt. Isa in Queensland.
Iron
Monarch Open Cut Mine in Iron Knob, Middleback Ranges of the Eyre
Peninsula.
Ameroo,
in Olary Province, South Australia.
Wallaroo
Mine, Kadina, Yorke Peninsula, South Australia.
Moonta
Mines, Kadina, Yorke Peninsula, South Australia.
Lavers
Hill,, Fish Creek, Hoddle Range, Gippsland, Victoria.
Greta
South Turquoise Field, Greta South, Victoria.
Lake
Boga Granite Quarry, Lake Boga, Victoria.
Phosphate
Hill, ,Mansfield, Victoria.
Fry's
Hut, Merrijig, Victoria.
Edi-Chestnut
Turquoise Field, Parish of Edi, Victoria.
Tuerong
Quarry, Parish of Moorooduc, Victoria.
Gravel
Pit, View Hill, Romsey, Victoria.
Variscite
Mine, Wangaratta, Victoria, Australia.
Greenbushes,
Western Australia.
Milgun
Station, Western Australia.

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