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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:
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Kintore Opencut mine in
Broken Hill, New South Wales.
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Gidalambone, Canbelego
Co., New South Wales.
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Girilambone Mine,
Girilambone.
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Mount Oxide Copper Mine,
Mt. Isa in Queensland.
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Iron Monarch Open Cut
Mine in Iron Knob, Middleback Ranges of
the Eyre Peninsula.
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Ameroo, in Olary
Province, South Australia.
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Wallaroo Mine, Kadina,
Yorke Peninsula, South Australia.
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Moonta Mines, Kadina,
Yorke Peninsula, South Australia.
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Lavers Hill,, Fish Creek,
Hoddle Range, Gippsland, Victoria.
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Greta South Turquoise
Field, Greta South, Victoria.
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Lake Boga Granite Quarry,
Lake Boga, Victoria.
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Phosphate Hill,
,Mansfield, Victoria.
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Fry's Hut, Merrijig,
Victoria.
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Edi-Chestnut Turquoise Field, Parish
of Edi, Victoria.
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Tuerong Quarry, Parish of
Moorooduc, Victoria.
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Gravel Pit, View Hill,
Romsey, Victoria.
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Variscite Mine,
Wangaratta, Victoria, Australia.
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Greenbushes, Western
Australia.
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Milgun Station, Western
Australia.
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