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Australia

Australia: New South Wales / Queensland fields

Commercial sapphire and opal source; many darker blue to blue-green sapphires.

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Production data

Gem species from this origin

Parti Sapphire
54% of global production
White Opal
53.3% of global production
Pink Diamond Premium origin
45% of global production
Teal Sapphire
44% of global production
Green Sapphire
40% of global production
Prehnite
30% of global production
Crystal Opal
25% of global production
Rhodonite
22% of global production
Bloodstone
18% of global production
Fancy Yellow Diamond
15% of global production
Diamond
15% of global production
Blue Sapphire
15% of global production
Sapphire
15% of global production
Tiger’s Eye
10% of global production
Musgravite
9.1% of global production
White Sapphire
8% of global production
Yellow Sapphire
7% of global production
Pearl
6.2% of global production
Star Sapphire
6% of global production

Percentages are estimated market-origin shares of global production. Not audited mine statistics.

Geography

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