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Ratnapura, Ratnapura District, Sabaragamuwa Province, Sri Lanka

Gem gravels, Ratnapura, Ratnapura District, Sabaragamuwa Province, Sri Lanka

Latitude: 6°40'48"N
Longitude: 80°24'33"E

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Great gem-producing region with sapphires in all colours including ‚padparadscha’, but also alexandrite (colour-changing variety of chrysoberyl), zircon, and moonstone feldspar.

Mineral List

Mineral list contains entries from the region specified including sub-localities

Almandine
Andalusite
var: Viridine
Andradite
var: Demantoid
var: Melanite
'Apatite'
Beryl
var: Aquamarine
var: Emerald
var: Goshenite
var: Heliodor
var: Morganite
Calcite
Cassiterite
'Cat's Eye'
Chrysoberyl
var: Alexandrite
var: Cymophane
'Columbite'
Cordierite
Corundum
var: Padparadscha

Corundum
var: Ruby
var: Sapphire
var: Star Ruby
var: Star Sapphire
Dravite
Ekanite (TL)
Elbaite
Epidote
Euclase
Fersmite
Fluor-buergerite
Forsterite
Gahnite
'Garnet'
Gold
Graphite
Grossular
var: Hessonite
Hematite
Hercynite
Ilmenite
'K Feldspar
var: Adularia'
'Liddicoatite'

Magnesiotaaffeite-2N’2S (TL)
'Monazite'
'Moonstone'
Orthoclase
Phenakite
Phlogopite
Pyrope
Quartz
var: Amethyst
var: Carnelian
var: Citrine
var: Rock Crystal
var: Rose Quartz
var: Smoky Quartz
Rutile
Sanidine
Scheelite
Schorl
Sillimanite
Sinhalite
Spessartine
Spinel
var: Ceylonite
var: Gahnospinel

Spinel
var: Pleonaste
Spodumene
var: Hiddenite
var: Kunzite
Staurolite
Stibiotantalite
Tantalite-(Mg)
Titanite
Topaz
'Tourmaline'
'var: Achroite'
'var: Indicolite'
'var: Rubellite'
'var: Verdelite'
Uraninite
'Uvite'
Xenotime-(Y)
Zircon
var: Hyacinth
var: Jargoon
var: Starlite

106 entries listed. 46 valid minerals. 2 type localities (valid minerals).

Localities in this Region

Sri Lanka

Sabaragamuwa Province
- Ratnapura District
  - Ratnapura

Sri Lanka

Sabaragamuwa Province
- Ratnapura District
  - Ratnapura
    - Gem gravels
    - Kaluganga valley
    - Niriella Village
    - Radigara

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References

Econ Geol (1981) 76:733-738

External Links

http://gemexplorer.org/archives/ratnapura-sri-lanka

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