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Apatite from
Ratnapura, Ratnapura District, Sabaragamuwa Province, Sri Lanka


Locality type:Divisional secretariat
Classification
Species:'Apatite' (not an IMA approved species)
Formula:Ca5(PO4)3A
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Apatite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Ratnapura, Ratnapura District, Sabaragamuwa Province, Sri Lanka
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:902
Long-form Identifier:1:3:902:9
GUID (UUID V4):0
Localities for Apatite in this Region
Gem gravels, Ratnapura, Ratnapura District, Sabaragamuwa Province, Sri Lanka
References
Shigley, J. E., Dirlam, D. M., Laurs, B. M., Boehm, E. W., Bosshart, G., & Larson, W. F. (2000). Gem localities of the 1990s. Gems & Gemology, 36(4), 292-335.
Dissanayake, C.B.; Chandrajith, R.; Tobschall, H.J. (2000) The geology, mineralogy and rare element geochemistry of the gem deposits of Sri Lanka. Bulletin of the Geological Society of Finland, 72 (1-2). 5-20 doi:10.17741/bgsf/72.1-2.001
 
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