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Weligama, Matara District, Southern Province, Sri Lankai
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WeligamaTown
Matara DistrictDistrict
Southern ProvinceProvince
Sri LankaCountry

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View of the Weligama beach placer mining area, in 1979.

Weligama, Matara District, Southern Province, Sri Lanka
09860770015561329028765.jpg
View of the Weligama beach placer mining area, in 1979.

Weligama, Matara District, Southern Province, Sri Lanka
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View of the Weligama beach placer mining area, in 1979.

Weligama, Matara District, Southern Province, Sri Lanka
Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
5° 58' 40'' North , 80° 25' 57'' East
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
Type:
Mindat Locality ID:
123075
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:123075:1
GUID (UUID V4):
4b5b86df-1b22-4849-8801-02e75ba940c5


Locality for kornerupine cat's eye.

Found in river gravels.

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Standard Detailed Gallery Strunz Chemical Elements

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1 valid mineral.

Detailed Mineral List:

Kornerupine
Formula: Mg3Al6(Si,Al,B)5O21(OH)

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List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 9 - Silicates
Kornerupine9.BJ.50Mg3Al6(Si,Al,B)5O21(OH)

List of minerals for each chemical element

HHydrogen
H KornerupineMg3Al6(Si,Al,B)5O21(OH)
BBoron
B KornerupineMg3Al6(Si,Al,B)5O21(OH)
OOxygen
O KornerupineMg3Al6(Si,Al,B)5O21(OH)
MgMagnesium
Mg KornerupineMg3Al6(Si,Al,B)5O21(OH)
AlAluminium
Al KornerupineMg3Al6(Si,Al,B)5O21(OH)
SiSilicon
Si KornerupineMg3Al6(Si,Al,B)5O21(OH)

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Wikipedia:https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Weligama
Wikidata ID:Q3534843

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