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Sabaragamuwa Province, Sri Lanka

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Mineral List:
  		•  'Apatite'
    Reference: [No reference listed]
  		•  Baddeleyite (TL)
    ZrO
     
    2
    Type Locality: Kollonnagam, Rakwana, Sabaragamuwa Province, Sri Lanka
    Reference: [Am Min 40 (1955), 275]
  		•  Beryl
    Be
     
    3
    		Al
     
    2
    		Si
     
    6
    		O
     
    18
    Reference: [No reference listed]
  		•  Beryl
    var: Aquamarine
    Be
     
    3
    		Al
     
    2
    		Si
     
    6
    		O
     
    18
    Reference: [Econ Geol (1981) 76:733-738]
  		•  Beryl
    var: Goshenite
    Reference: [Econ Geol (1981) 76:733-738]
  		•  'Cat's Eye'
    Reference: [Econ Geol (1981) 76:733-738]
  		•  'Chalcedony
    var: Carnelian'
    Reference: []
  		•  Chrysoberyl
    BeAl
     
    2
    		O
     
    4
    Reference: [No reference listed]
    Site Photo
    Rakwana, Sabaragamuwa Province, Sri Lanka
    © 2003 John H. Betts
  		•  Chrysoberyl
    var: Alexandrite
    Reference: [Econ Geol (1981) 76:733-738]
  		•  Corundum
    Al
     
    2
    		O
     
    3
    Reference: [No reference listed]
    Site Photo
    Ratnapura, Sabaragamuwa Province, Sri Lanka
    © 2003 John H. Betts
  		•  Corundum
    var: Ruby
    Al
     
    2
    		O
     
    3
    Reference: [No reference listed]
    Site Photo
    Ratnapura, Sabaragamuwa Province, Sri Lanka
    © 2002 John H. Betts
  		•  Corundum
    var: Sapphire
    Al
     
    2
    		O
     
    3
    Reference: [No reference listed]
    Site Photo
    Gem gravels, Ratnapura, Sabaragamuwa Province, Sri Lanka
    © Joseph A. Freilich
  		•  Corundum
    var: Star Ruby
    Reference: [Econ Geol (1981) 76:733-738]
  		•  Corundum
    var: Star Sapphire
    Reference: [Econ Geol (1981) 76:733-738]
  		•  Ekanite (TL)
    (Ca,Fe
    2+
     
    		,Pb)
     
    2
    		(Th,U)[Si
     
    8
    		O
     
    20
    		]
    Type Locality: Ehiliyagoda (Ehaliyagoda), Ratnapura, Sabaragamuwa Province, Sri Lanka
    Reference: [Nature 190 (1961), 997]
    Site Photo
    Ehiliyagoda (Ehaliyagoda), Ratnapura, Sabaragamuwa Province, Sri Lanka
    © Pavel M. Kartashov
  		•  Epidote
    {Ca
     
    2
    		}{Al
     
    2
    		Fe
    3+
     
    		}[O|OH|SiO
     
    4
    		|Si
     
    2
    		O
     
    7
    		]
    Reference: [No reference listed]
  		•  Euclase
    BeAl[OH|SiO
     
    4
    		]
    Reference: []
    Site Photo
    Ratnapura, Sabaragamuwa Province, Sri Lanka
    © 2003 John H. Betts
  		•  'Gahnospinel'
    (Mg,Zn)Al
     
    2
    		O
     
    4
    Reference: [Clark, 1993, 249 - "Hey's Mineral Index - 3rd Edition"]
  		•  'Garnet Group'
    X
     
    3
    		Z
     
    2
    		(TO
     
    4
    		)
     
    3
    		 (X = Ca, Fe, etc·, Z = Al, Cr, etc·, T = Si, As, V)
    Reference: [Nature (1892) p621]
  		•  Geikielite (TL)
    MgTiO
     
    3
    Type Locality: Rakwana, Sabaragamuwa Province, Sri Lanka
    Description: Gem gravels.
    Reference: [Nature (1892) 46, 620; Min.Mag.(1893) 10, 145]
  		•  Gold
    Au
    Reference: [Econ Geol (1981) 76:733-738]
  		•  Graphite
    C
    Reference: [Econ Geol (1981) 76:733-738]
  		•  Hercynite
    FeAl
     
    2
    		O
     
    4
    Reference: [No reference listed]
  		•  Ilmenite
    Fe
    2+
     
    		TiO
     
    3
    Reference: [Nature (1892) p621]
  		•  Magnesiotaaffeite-2N’2S (TL)
    Mg
     
    3
    		Al
     
    8
    		BeO
     
    16
    Type Locality: Niriella Village, Ratnapura, Sabaragamuwa Province, Sri Lanka
    Reference: [Min.Mag.(1951) 29, 765-772; Neues Jahrb.Min.,Abh.(1983) 146, 15-28]
    Site Photo
    Ratnapura, Sabaragamuwa Province, Sri Lanka
    © Rob Lavinsky
  		•  Perovskite
    CaTiO
     
    3
    Reference: [Lapis 8(9), 17 (1983)]
  		•  Pyrite
    FeS
     
    2
    Reference: [Econ Geol (1981) 76:733-738]
  		•  Quartz
    var: Rose Quartz
    Reference: []
  		•  Scheelite
    Ca[WO
     
    4
    		]
    Reference: [No reference listed]
  		•  Sillimanite
    Al
     
    2
    		[O|SiO
     
    4
    		]
    Reference: [No reference listed]
    Site Photo
    Ratnapura, Sabaragamuwa Province, Sri Lanka
    © Rob Lavinsky
  		•  Sinhalite
    MgAl[BO
     
    4
    		]
    Reference: [Natural History Museum Vienna collection]
  		•  Spessartine
    Mn
    2+
    3
    		Al
     
    2
    		[SiO
     
    4
    		]
     
    3
    Reference: []
  		•  Spinel
    MgAl
     
    2
    		O
     
    4
    Reference: [No reference listed]
    Site Photo
    Ratnapura, Sabaragamuwa Province, Sri Lanka
    © Rob ++++++++
  		•  Srilankite (TL)
    Ti
     
    2
    		ZrO
     
    6
    Type Locality: Rakwana, Sabaragamuwa Province, Sri Lanka
    Reference: [Neues Jahrb.Min.,Mh.(1983) 151-157; Lapis 8(9), 17 (1983)]
  		•  Thorianite (TL)
    ThO
     
    2
    Type Locality: Balangoda, Ratnapura, Sabaragamuwa Province, Sri Lanka
    Reference: [Circular of the USA National Bureau of Standards,539,V.1,57(1953); Clark, 1993 - "Hey's Mineral Index"]
    Site Photo
    Balangoda, Ratnapura, Sabaragamuwa Province, Sri Lanka
    © Marco Barsanti
  		•  Thorutite
    (Th,U,Ca)Ti
     
    2
    		(O,OH)
     
    6
    Reference: []
  		•  Topaz
    Al
     
    2
    		[(F,OH)
     
    2
    		|SiO
     
    4
    		]
    Reference: [No reference listed]
  		•  'Tourmaline'
    Reference: [No reference listed]
  		•  Zircon
    Zr[SiO
     
    4
    		]
    Reference: [No reference listed]
    Site Photo
    Giant Crystal Quarry, Embilipitiya (Embilipitya), Ratnapura District, Sabaragamuwa Province, Sri Lanka
    © Joseph A. Freilich
  		•  Zircon
    var: Hyacinth
    Reference: []
  		•  Zirconolite
    CaZrTi
     
    2
    		O
     
    7
    Reference: []
  		•  Zirkelite
    (Ti,Ca,Zr)O
     
    2-x
    Reference: []


    42 entries listed. 27 valid minerals. 6 type localities (valid minerals).

    Localities in this Region:
    Sri Lanka
     
    • Sabaragamuwa Province
      • Bambarabotuwa District
      • Bogala
      • Ratnapura District
        • Embilipitiya (Embilipitya)

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