Weragoda, Galle District, Southern Province, Sri Lankai
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Weragoda | Town |
Galle District | District |
Southern Province | Province |
Sri Lanka | Country |
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
6° 11' 18'' North , 80° 5' 8'' East
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Mindat Locality ID:
311850
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:311850:7
GUID (UUID V4):
b7e23c3d-f758-4d77-a6c1-8a1310f8cf39
"The mineral [moonstone] is mined from both secondary deposits in the form of clay-bearing sediments, as well as from primary deposits in the form of pegmatite gangues with quartz as an accompanying mineral in the southwest of the island [of Sri Lanka], at Weeragoda [sic] near Ambalangoda." [Gübelin & Wolgensinger (1976), p. 76]
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1 valid mineral.
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Alphabetical List Tree DiagramDetailed Mineral List:
ⓘ 'Moonstone' |
ⓘ Quartz Formula: SiO2 |
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List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides | |||
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ⓘ | Quartz | 4.DA.05 | SiO2 |
Unclassified | |||
ⓘ | 'Moonstone' | - |
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