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Kegalle District, Sabaragamuwa Province, Sri Lankai
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Kegalle DistrictDistrict
Sabaragamuwa ProvinceProvince
Sri LankaCountry

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View of the Bogala graphite mining area, in 1980.

Bogala Mine, Bogala, Kegalle District, Sabaragamuwa Province, Sri Lanka
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View of the Bogala graphite mining area, in 1980.

Bogala Mine, Bogala, Kegalle District, Sabaragamuwa Province, Sri Lanka
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View of the Bogala graphite mining area, in 1980.

Bogala Mine, Bogala, Kegalle District, Sabaragamuwa Province, Sri Lanka
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View of the Bogala graphite mining area, in 1980.

Bogala Mine, Bogala, Kegalle District, Sabaragamuwa Province, Sri Lanka
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View of the Bogala graphite mining area, in 1980.

Bogala Mine, Bogala, Kegalle District, Sabaragamuwa Province, Sri Lanka
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View of the Bogala graphite mining area, in 1980.

Bogala Mine, Bogala, Kegalle District, Sabaragamuwa Province, Sri Lanka
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View of the Bogala graphite mining area, in 1980.

Bogala Mine, Bogala, Kegalle District, Sabaragamuwa Province, Sri Lanka
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View of the Bogala graphite mining area, in 1980.

Bogala Mine, Bogala, Kegalle District, Sabaragamuwa Province, Sri Lanka
Locality type:
Largest Settlements:
PlacePopulation
Kegalle17,962 (2017)
Other Languages:
French:
Kegalle, Sabaragamuwa, Sri Lanka
German:
Kegalle , Sabaragamuwa, Sri Lanka
Italian:
Distretto di Kegalle, Sabaragamuwa, Sri Lanka
Russian:
Кегалле, Сабарагамува, Шри-Ланка
Simplified Chinese:
凱格勒區, 薩伯勒格穆沃省, 斯里蘭卡
Sinhalese:
කෑගල්ල පරිපාලන දිස්ත්‍රික්කය, සබරගමුව පළාත, ශ්‍රී ලංකාව
Spanish:
Distrito de Kegalle, Sabaragamuwa, Sri Lanka
Tamil:
கேகாலை மாவட்டம், சப்ரகமுவா மாகாணம், இலங்கை
Arabic:
مديرية كيجاللا, مقاطعة ساباراغاموا , سريلانكا
Bengali:
কেগালে জেলা, সাবরাগমুওয়া প্রদেশ, শ্রীলঙ্কা
Cebuano:
Kegalle District, Province of Sabaragamuwa, Sri Lanka
Danish:
Kegalle District, Sri Lanka
Dutch:
Kegalle , Sabaragamuwa, Sri Lanka
Farsi/Persian:
ناحیه کگاله, استان ساباراگامووا, سری‌لانکا
Finnish:
Kegallen piirikunta, Sabaragamuwa, Sri Lanka
Georgian:
კეგალეს ოლქი, საბარაგამუვის პროვინცია, შრი-ლანკა
Greek:
Κεγκάλε, Σαμπαραγκαμούβα, Σρι Λάνκα
Gujarati:
કેગલે જિલ્લો, શ્રીલંકા
Hindi:
क़ेगल जिला, सबरगमुवा प्रान्त, श्रीलंका
Indonesian:
Distrik Kegalle, Provinsi Sabaragamuwa, Sri Lanka
Japanese:
ケーガッラ県, サバラガムワ州, スリランカ
Kannada:
ಕೇಗಲ್ ಜಿಲ್ಲೆ, ಶ್ರೀಲಂಕಾ
Korean:
케갈레 구, 사바라가무와 주, 스리랑카
Latvian:
Kegalle distrikts, Šrilanka
Lithuanian:
Kegaės apskritis, Šri Lanka
Malay:
Kegalle District, Sri Lanka
Marathi:
केगल्ले जिल्हा, सबरगमुवा प्रांत, श्रीलंका
Norwegian:
Kegalle distrikt, Sri Lanka
Polish:
Dystrykt Kegalle, Prowincja Sabaragamuwa, Sri Lanka
Portuguese:
Distrito de Kegalle, Sabaragamuwa, Sri Lanka
Swedish:
Kegalle, Sabaragamuwa, Sri Lanka
Telugu:
కెగాలె జిల్లా, శ్రీలంక
Thai:
เคเกลเล่, ศรีลังกา
Turkish:
Kegalle District, Sri Lanka
Ukrainian:
Кегалле, Сабарагамува, Шрі-Ланка
Urdu:
کاگال ضلع, سبراگموا علاقہ, سری لنکا
Vietnamese:
Quận Kegalle, Sri Lanka
Western Punjabi:
ضلع کیگالے, سری لنکا


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3 valid minerals.

Detailed Mineral List:

Calcite
Formula: CaCO3
Reference: Touzain, P., Balasooriya, N.W.B., Bandaranayake. K., deScolas-Gros C. (2010) Vein Graphite from the Bogala and Kahatagaha-Kolongoha Mines, Sri Lanka: a possible origin. The Canadian Mineralogist, 48:6, 1373-1384.
Graphite
Formula: C
Reference: Mining Annual Review (1985) 394. Erdosh, G. (1970) Geology of the Bogala Mine, Ceylon and the origin of vein-type graphite. Mineralium Deposita, 5:4, 375-382. Touzain, P., Balasooriya, N.W.B., Bandaranayake. K., deScolas-Gros C. (2010) Vein Graphite from the Bogala and Kahatagaha-Kolongoha Mines, Sri Lanka: a possible origin. The Canadian Mineralogist, 48:6, 1373-1384.
Pyrite
Formula: FeS2
Reference: Touzain, P., Balasooriya, N.W.B., Bandaranayake. K., deScolas-Gros C. (2010) Vein Graphite from the Bogala and Kahatagaha-Kolongoha Mines, Sri Lanka: a possible origin. The Canadian Mineralogist, 48:6, 1373-1384.

List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 1 - Elements
Graphite1.CB.05aC
Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts
Pyrite2.EB.05aFeS2
Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates
Calcite5.AB.05CaCO3

List of minerals for each chemical element

CCarbon
C GraphiteC
C CalciteCaCO3
OOxygen
O CalciteCaCO3
SSulfur
S PyriteFeS2
CaCalcium
Ca CalciteCaCO3
FeIron
Fe PyriteFeS2

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Wikipedia:https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kegalle_District
Wikidata ID:Q1737803
GeoNames ID:1240722

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