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Locality Name:
Sri Lanka

Oldest recorded age at locality: 2.6
Youngest recorded age at locality: 0

mindat Locality ID: 3142
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-3142.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Sri Lanka": 104
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 67

Number of Child Localities: 10
Child Localities:
Central Province
Eastern Province
North Central Province
North Eastern Province
North Western Province
Northern Province
Sabaragamuwa Province
Southern Province
Uva Province
Western Province

Latitude: 7°26'8"N
Longitude: 80°41'11"E
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): 7.4355555555556,80.686388888889
AThis mineral is Anthropogenic.
GThis mineral is directly dated.
BThis mineral is reported as having this age.
YThis mineral is using an age reported as an element mineralization period.
OThis mineral is using an age calculated from all data at the locality.
RThe age displayed for this mineral originates from a different, non-child locality.
PThe age displayed for this mineral is the range of ages for this mineral at all of this locality's children.
This mineral's age has not yet been recorded.

This Mineral list contains entries from this locality, including sub-localities. Minerals in bold are reported by mindat.org as occurring directly at this locality, and do not occur at any children (sublocalities) of this locality.

Elements at this locality, including sub-localities: Al Au B Ba Be C Ca Ce Cu F Fe H K Li Mg Mn Na Nb O P S Sb Si Sn Ta Th Ti U W Y Zn Zr 

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality: Al B Ca F H Mg O Si 

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality: 
AluniteAmorphousAmphiboleAndalusiteApatiteBaddeleyiteBaryteBerylBranneriteCalcite
ChalcopyriteClayClinozoisiteColumbiteCopperCorundumDanburiteEpidoteFeldsparFluorite
GarnetKaoliniteKornerupineMarcasiteMicaMonaziteNickelineNoneNot in a structural groupOlivine
PerovskitePhenakitePyritePyroxeneQuartzRutileSapphirineScheeliteSmectite-vermiculiteSpinel
StauroliteTitaniteTopazTourmalineTridymiteZirconZirconolite

83 IMA Minerals at location:
Actinolite  (*)Almandine  (*)Anandite  (*)Andalusite  (*)Andradite  (*)
Baddeleyite  (*)Baryte  (*)Beryl  (*)Calcite  (*)Cassiterite  (*)
Chalcopyrite  (*)Chrysoberyl  (*)Cordierite  (*)Corundum  (*)Crandallite  (*)
Danburite  (*)Diopside  (*)Dravite  (*)Ekanite  (*)Elbaite  (*)
Enstatite  (*)Epidote  (*)Euclase  (*)Fersmite  (*)Fluor-buergerite  (*)
Fluor-uvite  (*)Fluorapatite  (*)Fluorite  (*)Forsterite  (*)Gahnite  (*)
Gedrite  (*)Geikielite  (*)Gold  (*)Graphite  (*)Grossular  (*)
Hematite  (*)Hercynite  (*)Hydroxylapatite  (*)Ilmenite  (*)Kaolinite  (*)
Kornerupine  (*)Lucchesiite  (*)Magnesiotaaffeite-2N'2S  (*)Magnetite  (*)Marcasite  (*)
Microcline  (*)Monazite-(Ce)  (*)Muscovite  (*)Nepheline  (*)Opal  (*)
Orthoclase  (*)Perovskite  (*)Phenakite  (*)Phlogopite  (*)Pyrite  (*)
Pyrope  (*)Pyrrhotite  (*)Quartz  (*)Rutile  (*)Sanidine  (*)
Saponite  (*)Sapphirine  (*)Scheelite  (*)Schorl  (*)Serendibite  (*)
Sillimanite  (*)Sinhalite  (*)Spessartine  (*)Spinel  (*)Spodumene  (*)
Srilankite  (*)Staurolite  (*)Stibiotantalite  (*)Tantalite-(Mg)  (*)Thorianite  (*)
Thorutite  (*)Titanite  (*)Topaz  (*)Tremolite  (*)Uraninite  (*)
Xenotime-(Y)  (*)Zircon  (*)Zirconolite  (*)
Mineral nameStructural GroupsIMA FormulaMax Age (Ma)Min Age (Ma)# of Sublocalities containing mineralLOCALITY IDs, not mindat ids# of localities containing mineral
Actinolite  (*)Amphibole   Ca2(Mg4.5-2.5Fe2+0.5-2.5)Si8O22(OH)211110113419
Almandine  (*)GarnetFe2+3Al2(SiO4)34110928,110981,110996,1109972353
Anandite  (*)Mica ClayBaFe2+3(Si3Fe3+)O10S(OH)11109525
Andalusite  (*)AndalusiteAl2SiO53110979,110981,1110171310
Andradite  (*)GarnetCa3Fe3+2(SiO4)311109811534
Baddeleyite  (*)BaddeleyiteZrO22110964,110978238
Baryte  (*)BaryteBa(SO4)111095211547
Beryl  (*)BerylBe3Al2Si6O186110964,110977,110979,110981,111011,1110174286
Calcite  (*)CalciteCa(CO3)6110927,110950,110962,110969,110971,11099027770
Cassiterite  (*)RutileSnO211109815171
Chalcopyrite  (*)ChalcopyriteCuFeS22110950,11095227198
Chrysoberyl  (*)OlivineBeAl2O411110924,110964,110973,110974,110977,110979,110981,111002,111012,111017,111023321
Cordierite  (*)BerylMg2Al4Si5O185110924,110933,110950,110981,1110171008
Corundum  (*)CorundumAl2O319110923,110924,110933,110945,110964,110965,110975,110976,110977,110979,110980,110981,111009,111011,111012,111013,111015,111017,1110231797
Crandallite  (*)AluniteCaAl3(PO4)(PO3OH)(OH)61110943310
Danburite  (*)DanburiteCaB2Si2O81110977148
Diopside  (*)PyroxeneCaMgSi2O64110922,110977,111011,1110174135
Dravite  (*)TourmalineNaMg3Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)1110981648
Ekanite  (*)AmorphousCa2ThSi8O203110977,110980,11101216
Elbaite  (*)TourmalineNa(Al1.5Li1.5)Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)1110981520
Enstatite  (*)PyroxeneMg2Si2O61110977944
Epidote  (*)Epidote ClinozoisiteCa2(Al2Fe3+)[Si2O7][SiO4]O(OH)2110979,1110178173
Euclase  (*)NoneBeAlSiO4(OH)1110979120
Fersmite  (*)ColumbiteCaNb2O6111097983
Fluor-buergerite  (*)TourmalineNaFe3+3Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3O3F11109813
Fluor-uvite  (*)TourmalineCaMg3(Al5Mg)(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3F2.60019
Fluorapatite  (*)ApatiteCa5(PO4)3F11109432740
Fluorite  (*)FluoriteCaF23110928,110931,1109779617
Forsterite  (*)OlivineMg2(SiO4)5110928,110968,110969,110971,1109811188
Gahnite  (*)SpinelZnAl2O41110981445
Gedrite  (*)Amphibole   Mg2(Mg3Al2)(Si6Al2)O22(OH)21110933178
Geikielite  (*)CorundumMgTiO33110964,110977,11097870
Gold  (*)CopperAu2110964,11098130554
Graphite  (*)NoneC7110950,110962,110964,110992,111004,111011,1110212812
Grossular  (*)GarnetCa3Al2(SiO4)33110981,111011,1110121544
Hematite  (*)CorundumFe2O3111098114640
Hercynite  (*)SpinelFe2+Al2O43110971,110979,110990407
Hydroxylapatite  (*)ApatiteCa5(PO4)3OH1110943367
Ilmenite  (*)CorundumFe2+Ti4+O32.607110928,110939,110964,110977,110978,110981,1109975433
Kaolinite  (*)Clay KaoliniteAl2Si2O5(OH)411110115591
Kornerupine  (*)Kornerupine(Mg,Fe2+,Al,   )10(Si,Al,B)5O21(OH,F)23110924,110977,11100368
Lucchesiite  (*)TourmalineCaFe2+3Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3O11109792
Magnesiotaaffeite-2N'2S  (*)NoneMg3BeAl8O164110923,110974,110981,11099118
Magnetite  (*)SpinelFe2+Fe3+2O42110952,11097114899
Marcasite  (*)MarcasiteFeS211110045674
Microcline  (*)FeldsparK(AlSi3O8)11109314924
Monazite-(Ce)  (*)MonaziteCe(PO4)2110996,110997945
Muscovite  (*)Mica ClayKAl2(Si3Al)O10(OH)2111101117380
Nepheline  (*)TridymiteNa3K(Al4Si4O16)1110923884
Opal  (*)AmorphousSiO2·nH2O11110042994
Orthoclase  (*)FeldsparK(AlSi3O8)11109812349
Perovskite  (*)PerovskiteCaTiO31110977495
Phenakite  (*)PhenakiteBe2(SiO4)1110981326
Phlogopite  (*)Mica ClayKMg3(AlSi3O10)(OH)24110923,110931,110971,1109902273
Pyrite  (*)PyriteFeS25110950,110952,110962,110964,11097139462
Pyrope  (*)GarnetMg3Al2(SiO4)33110924,110981,111011341
Pyrrhotite  (*)NickelineFe7S811109529056
Quartz  (*)QuartzSiO213110922,110925,110927,110928,110931,110950,110971,110977,110979,110981,111004,111011,11101761156
Rutile  (*)RutileTiO22.605110933,110939,110981,110996,1109975614
Sanidine  (*)FeldsparK(AlSi3O8)1110981598
Saponite  (*)Clay Smectite-vermiculite(Ca,Na)0.3(Mg,Fe)3(Si,Al)4O10(OH)2·4H2O1110971301
Sapphirine  (*)SapphirineMg4(Mg3Al9)O4[Si3Al9O36]3110925,110933,110971129
Scheelite  (*)ScheeliteCa(WO4)3110923,110979,1109814894
Schorl  (*)TourmalineNaFe2+3Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)2110971,1109812705
Serendibite  (*)SapphirineCa4[Mg6Al6]O4[Si6B3Al3O36]2110922,11097119
Sillimanite  (*)Not in a structural groupAl2SiO58110925,110933,110950,110964,110972,110979,110981,1110121516
Sinhalite  (*)OlivineMgAl(BO4)5110924,110964,110975,110979,11101720
Spessartine  (*)GarnetMn2+3Al2(SiO4)32110977,1109811214
Spinel  (*)SpinelMgAl2O416110922,110923,110924,110925,110928,110933,110964,110971,110977,110979,110981,111007,111008,111011,111012,1110171934
Spodumene  (*)PyroxeneLiAlSi2O62110981,111011688
Srilankite  (*)ColumbiteTiO211109776
Staurolite  (*)StauroliteFe2+2Al9Si4O23(OH)1110981978
Stibiotantalite  (*)NoneSb3+TaO4111098153
Tantalite-(Mg)  (*)ColumbiteMgTa2O611109812
Thorianite  (*)FluoriteThO23110964,110996,110998236
Thorutite  (*)Brannerite(Th,U,Ca)Ti2(O,OH)6111096710
Titanite  (*)TitaniteCaTi(SiO4)O5110924,110971,110981,110996,1110114899
Topaz  (*)TopazAl2SiO4F27110928,110930,110931,110932,110964,110979,1109811476
Tremolite  (*)Amphibole   Ca2(Mg5.0-4.5Fe2+0.0-0.5)Si8O22(OH)211109282562
Uraninite  (*)FluoriteUO211109812718
Xenotime-(Y)  (*)ZirconY(PO4)1110981939
Zircon  (*)ZirconZr(SiO4)2.6014110924,110939,110964,110969,110971,110977,110979,110981,110996,110997,111011,111012,111014,1110175251
Zirconolite  (*)Zirconolite(Ca,Y)Zr(Ti,Mg,Al)2O72110967,110977140


1 Ages assigned to this locality:

Excel IDMax Age (Ma)Min Age (Ma)Age as listed in referenceDating MethodAge InterpretPrioritized?Sample SourceSample NumRun NumAge from other LocalityDated MineralMinerals explicitely stated as having this ageAge applies to these ElementsMinDat Locality IDDated Locality (Max Age)Location as listed in referenceReferenceReference DOIReference IDAge Notes
ree-005962.60Quaternary        210816Pulmoddai Mine, Pulmoddai, Eastern Province, Sri LankaPulmoddaiOrris and Grauch (2002) USGSOFR02_189 

SampleSource LocalityReference URL
R040096Sri Lankahttps://rruff.info/R040096
R060534Sri Lankahttps://rruff.info/R060534
X060007Sri Lankahttps://rruff.info/X060007
R070641Sri Lankahttps://rruff.info/R070641
R100154Sri Lankahttps://rruff.info/R100154
X050086Sri Lankahttps://rruff.info/X050086
R060539Sri Lankahttps://rruff.info/R060539
R100146Sri Lankahttps://rruff.info/R100146
R050214Sri Lankahttps://rruff.info/R050214
R100155Sri Lankahttps://rruff.info/R100155
R100149Sri Lankahttps://rruff.info/R100149
R100153Sri Lankahttps://rruff.info/R100153
R100134Sri Lankahttps://rruff.info/R100134
R100135Sri Lankahttps://rruff.info/R100135
R070622Sri Lankahttps://rruff.info/R070622
R070621Sri Lankahttps://rruff.info/R070621
R100133Sri Lankahttps://rruff.info/R100133
R100144Sri Lankahttps://rruff.info/R100144
R100130Ratnapura District, Sabaragamuwa Province, Sri Lankahttps://rruff.info/R100130
R100158Ratnapura District, Sabaragamuwa Province, Sri Lankahttps://rruff.info/R100158
R090035Ratnapura District, Sabaragamuwa Province, Sri Lankahttps://rruff.info/R090035
R090019Ratnapura District, Sabaragamuwa Province, Sri Lankahttps://rruff.info/R090019
R100132Ratnapura District, Sabaragamuwa Province, Sri Lankahttps://rruff.info/R100132
R080110Ratnapura, Ratnapura District, Sabaragamuwa Province, Sri Lankahttps://rruff.info/R080110
X090001Ratnapura, Ratnapura District, Sabaragamuwa Province, Sri Lankahttps://rruff.info/X090001
R100163Ratnapura, Ratnapura District, Sabaragamuwa Province, Sri Lankahttps://rruff.info/R100163
R100152Matara, Matara District, Southern Province, Sri Lankahttps://rruff.info/R100152
R100160Kataragama (Katharagama; Katirkamam), Moneragala District, Uva Province, Sri Lankahttps://rruff.info/R100160
R070479Colombo District, Western Province, Sri Lankahttps://rruff.info/R070479

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