{"title":"Oceania Minerals","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003ch3 class=\"font-heading text-lg text-grey-charcoal mb-2 flex items-center gap-2\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(211, 215, 17);\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eMining History\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"text-sm text-muted-foreground leading-relaxed\"\u003eMineralogically speaking, Australia dominates this region of the Southern Hemisphere. It also dominates in the production of Opal, with Lightning Ridge and Coober Pedy producing over 90% of the world's precious Opals. other famous minerals of the Oceania Continent include Lead minerals such as Crocoite from the island of Tasmania and Rum Jungle which as produced classic specimens that feature unique association of Malachite and Cerussite. Although technically not minerals, both Fijian and French Polynesian Pearls are highly prized as organic gemstones. \u003cspan\u003eNew Zealand is known for its distinctive greenstone Pounamu, which is a type of Nephrite jade.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003ch3 class=\"font-heading text-lg text-grey-charcoal mb-2 flex items-center gap-2\"\u003e\n\u003cspan class=\"w-1 h-6 bg-gold-metallic\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(211, 215, 17);\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eNotable Minerals\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"text-sm text-muted-foreground leading-relaxed\"\u003eOpal, Crocoite, Prehnite, Zeolites, Gold, Sapphire, Chrysoprase, Rhodonite, Pearls, Topaz Nephrite.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","products":[],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0990\/1536\/0847\/collections\/Australia-Oceania-political-map.jpg?v=1768199409","url":"https:\/\/geminiminerals.co.uk\/collections\/oceania-minerals.oembed","provider":"Gemini Minerals","version":"1.0","type":"link"}