 | | Book | | extensive native plantations in the Northern Province, especially in the Jaffna Peninsula and the outlying...and December, the rainy season of the Northern Province. Sugar or “jaggery ” is prepared from sweet toddy...stone inthe Western Province, or of tamarind wood in the North-Central Province; in this a heavy pesile...to one family of ivory workers in the Kegalla District. The little figures of the last King of Kandy...Chief Priest are said to be contemporary portraits. Sri Wikrama Raja Sinha was the last king of the Suluwansa |  | | Book | | Sri Lanka's mineral resources can enrich country's coffers Prashan Francis B.Sc. Special (Geo.,SL)...Gem &Jewellery Research & Training Institute, Sri Lanka (Ministry of Mahaweli Development and Environment)...Jewellery Research & Training Institute, Sri Lanka 2018 Sri Lanka's mineral resources can enrich country's...Gem & Jewellery Research & Training Institute, Sri Lanka All rights reserved. No part of this publication...Sutharshan 2018. ISBN 978-955-8382-04-2 Preface Sri Lanka is gifted with many varieties of high quality |  | | Report (issue) | | Thorianite ThO2 c 2001-2005 Mineral Data Publishing, version 1 Crystal Data: Cubic. Point Group: 4/m...99.84 (1) Betroka, Madagascar. (2) Galle district, Sri Lanka. Polymorphism & Series: (2) 18.88 62.16...allanite (Sri Lanka); phlogopite, diopside, spinel (Andolobe, Madagascar). Distribution: In Sri Lanka, at Balangoda...Balangoda and near Kondrugala; in the Galle district; at Bambarabotuwa; and elsewhere. In Madagascar |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | 418 A. K. Coomdraswdmt/—The Balangoda Group. the patience of the readers of the GEOLOGICAL MAGAZINE...—CONTRIBUTIONS TO THE GEOLOGY OF CEYLON : III. T H E BALANGODA GROUP. By A. K. COOMAKASWAMY, B.Sc, F.L.S., F...Mineralogical Survey of Ceylon. r P H E name ' Balangoda group' is proposed for a series of granitic X...in the Balangoda district, but evidently widely distributed over a large area between Balangoda and Hatton... baddeleyite, rutile, fergusonite, thorite,1 thorianite, etc., may be looked for; and the vein of pegmatite |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | se//imalist.htm Chemical formula Cabvinite Aspedamite Thorianite Thorutite Thorbastnäsite Tuliokite Th2F7(OH)·3H2O... (1) Aspedammen, Østfold, Norway Balangoda, Ratnapura, Sri Lanka Severnyi area, Zardalek alkaline massif...Brazil (14) Ekanite Ca2ThSi8O20 Ehiliyagoda, Ratnapura, Sri Lanka (15) Huttonite ThSiO4 Gillespie’s Beach...for F. Standards (element, emission line) were: thorianite (ThMα) and fluorite (FKα). The ZAF routine was |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | Sediment Geochemistry of the Walawe Ganga Basin of Sri Lanka - Implications for Gondwana Mineralization Rohana...Geology, University of Peradeniya, Peradeniya, Sri Lanka * Corresponding Author (Manuscript received September...western-part of the Walawe Ganga (river) Basin in Sri Lanka is represented in this paper. The river basin...Walawe Ganga Basin, Sri Lanka. Introduction More than 90% of the island of Sri Lanka is made up of amphibolite...(1994) revised the subdivisions of Precambrian Sri Lanka based on the geochronological, petrological and |  | | Book | | ......................................... 35 Sri Lanka ................................................may be present in solid solution in thorite, thorianite, monazite, zircon, brannerite, and various niobate-tantalate...correspond to (UO 2 ) 2+, the primary mineral thorianite, ThO 2, is quite stable in the environment and...radioactive accessory minerals include uranothorite, thorianite, euxenite, thorite, pyrochlore, chevkinite, fluorite...include uraninite and to a much lesser extent thorianite. The complex mixed oxides (pyrochlore and samarskite |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | 1017/S0016756800123775 418 A. K. Coomdraswdmt/—The Balangoda Group. the patience of the readers of the GEOLOGICAL...—CONTRIBUTIONS TO THE GEOLOGY OF CEYLON : III. T H E BALANGODA GROUP. By A. K. COOMAKASWAMY, B.Sc, F.L.S., F...Mineralogical Survey of Ceylon. r P H E name ' Balangoda group' is proposed for a series of granitic X...in the Balangoda district, but evidently widely distributed over a large area between Balangoda and Hatton... baddeleyite, rutile, fergusonite, thorite,1 thorianite, etc., may be looked for; and the vein of pegmatite |  | | Book | | notable example in this category is the Nuristan District of Afghanistan, which over the past 10 years has...Saijo, Iyo Province, Ehime Prefecture, Island of Shikoku Ashio Mine, Shimotsuke Province, Tochigi Prefecture...Arakawa Mines, Ugo Province, Akita Prefecture, Honshu The Obira Mine, Bungo Province, Oita Prefecture,... Hyuga Province, Miyazaki Prefecture, Kyushu Otome Mine, Suisho Pass, Kurobera, Kai Province, Yamanashi...Prefecture, Honshu Mino Province, Gifu Prefecture, Honshu; and Omi Province, Shiga Prefecture, Honshu |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | the element selenium occurs in the ore from this district. M. H. Joseph, (Eng. and,Mining Jour., Nov. 25...rare mineral may be made. Sperryl'i,te,PtAsz and thorianite, ThOz. Mr. Ernie Howard of Minto, B.C. submitted...rutile, olivine, platinum, gold, quartz. epidote, thorianite, chromite, feldspar, cinnabar, muscovite, calcite...calcite, scheelite,and sperrylite. Thorianite is present in all screen sizes below 60 mesh and an assay...photograph is in exact agreement with thorianite (d:5.58 A) from Balangoda, Ceylon. The mineral is probably |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | the element selenium occurs in the ore from this district. M. H. Joseph, (Eng. and,Mining Jour., Nov. 25...rare mineral may be made. Sperryl'i,te,PtAsz and thorianite, ThOz. Mr. Ernie Howard of Minto, B.C. submitted...rutile, olivine, platinum, gold, quartz. epidote, thorianite, chromite, feldspar, cinnabar, muscovite, calcite...calcite, scheelite,and sperrylite. Thorianite is present in all screen sizes below 60 mesh and an assay...photograph is in exact agreement with thorianite (d:5.58 A) from Balangoda, Ceylon. The mineral is probably |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | Smithsonian Crocoite, Dundas Mine, Tasmania Thorianite, Balangoda, Sri Lanka U-Glass, synthetic Table 2. Representative...Macdonald, R. (1964): “Charnockites” in the West Nile district of Uganda: A systematic study in the Groves’ type...Präkambrium und junges Western Rift im Bunyoro District, NW-Uganda (Ostafrika). Geol. Jahrb., B18, 395 |  | | Book (edition) | | Sphalerite Wurtzite Groutite Wolframite Thorianite Purpurite Reflection Colour & Ø Reflectance...Descriptions Molybdenite in Graphite; Bogala Mine, Sri Lanka 51 Copper, native Synonym(s): Cuivre, Kupfer...internal reflections); Madenköy Mine, Çayeli, Rize Province, Black Sea Region, Turkey (sample: Halbach); XPL...grey; arg); Monte Narba Mine, San Vito, Cagliari Province, Sardinia, Italy; PPL B Same sample as above:...grey); Himmelsfürst Mine, Brand-Erbisdorf, Freiberg District, Erzgebirge, Sachsen, Germany (sample: Seifert); |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | Smithsonian Crocoite, Dundas Mine, Tasmania Thorianite, Balangoda, Sri Lanka U-Glass, synthetic fication of metamorphic...Proterozoic crustal evolution of southernmost India and Sri Lanka. in “Proterozoic East Gondwana: Supercontinent |  | | Journal (issue) | | inclusions. СgophоtolиmiпеsceRе (77К). Liaonin Province, China. Specimen: Yana Baa. (right) Photoluminescence...crystal (about З т т across) with vacuoles. Liaonin Province, China, Specimen: Yana Bao. (left) Laser luminescence...vacuoles and mineral inclusions (10'). Liaonin Province, China. Specimen: Boo Yana. (left) Luminescence...found among the Chinese crystals from the Liaonin Province, Northeastern China (samples of these crystals...offtne (0.5 mu across) diamond crystals. Liaonin Province, China. Specimen: Yana Boo. Phosphorescence of |  | | Book | | Czech Republic) and elsewhere in the Erzgebirge district. Those n1ines had been \VOrked for silver and...projects are developed, particularly in the Elkon district. Production in Central Asia increased significantly...r~fiecled light ofa sample ji-0111 the Beaverlodge district, Saskatchewan, shows the cracked radial structure...corresr,ond lo (UO,) 2 . the pritnary n1ineral thorianite, ThO~, is quite stable in a,; oxidizing enviro111nent...deposits also occur at several sites in the Mavuzi district, Mozan1bique, where davidite crystals exceeding |  | | Book | | are in (Sri Lanka), Quebec (Canada); crystalline forms occur in the pegmatites in (Sri Lanka ) • Appl...Graphite - scaly aggregate from graphite deposits in Sri Lanka (width of field 80 mm) 2. Mercury - drops with...(233), pyrite (436) • OcciJrrence: rare; Tarapaca province (Chile), Potosi (Bolivia), islands in the Caspian...Linares (Spain), Poniky (Czechoslovakia), Tintic district - Utah (USA). 1. Sideronatrite - long prismatic...(SO4)3 . 9 H2o Coquimbite 121 Named after the province of Coquimbo (Chile) (Breithaupt 1841) • Hardness: | | | Book | | are in (Sri Lanka), Quebec (Canada); crystalline forms occur in the pegmatites in (Sri Lanka) e Application:...Graphite — scaly aggregate from graphite deposits in Sri Lanka (width of field 80 mm) 2. Mercury — drops with...second pyrite (436) e Occurrence: rare; Tarapaca province (Chile), Potosi (Bolivia), islands in the Caspian...Linares (Spain), Poniky (Czechoslovakia), Tintic district — Utah (USA). 1. Sideronatrite — long prismatic...(SO,)5- 9 50 Coquimbite 121 Named after the province of Coquimbo (Chile) (Breithaupt 1841) e Hardness: |  | | Report (volume) | | ---------------------------------------- __________ ---------2. Thorianite. A. Forms: a{100} and m{113}. B. Interpenetration...development of the rich uranium ores of the Katanga district in the Belgian Congo. The uraninite ores of Great...and a strong ionic bond, such as uraninite and thorianite, and is marked in minerals with a complex crystal...CLASSIFICATION OF SPECIES OXIDES Uraninite } Thorianite U raninite group Cerianite Schoepite } Masuyite...together with its thorium and cerium analogues, thorianite and cerianite. They all are ideally dioxides |  | | Book | | awaruite, cuivre, étain, molybdénite, bismutite, thorianite, betafite, thorite, brannerite, autunite, uranocircites...Le rouge dans les sables à grenat de Tangalla (Sri Lanka) ou de l'île de Groix (France). Le noir dans les...inclusions de magnétite. Lend, rivière Salzach, province de Salzbourg, Autriche. Largeur de l'image : 25...l’image : 10,5 mm. Photo : Paul Miéville. La thorianite, un minéral certes, mais aussi un oxyde de thorium...de thorianite, un oxyde de thorium radioactif assez rare dans les sédiments. Balangoda, Sri Lanka. Collection |  | | Book (volume) | | Drosdov and A.P. Turinge 331 Gems deposits of Sri Lanka E. Gaminee Zoysa 343 Precious and semi-precious...formation were found in Mimecha-Kotui carbonatite province. This deposits are not mining yet for their difficult...modern quartz sand from iron in Pinar-del-Rio province, Cuba. Quartz sand places on the lowland derived...operation in Khingan brucite =magnesite= bearing province, Khabarovsk Territory, USSR. There are small brucitite...part in the Khingan brucite =magnesite= bearing province within Bureinskii old massif . The Amurskaya (presumably |  | | Book | | . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Basin and Range Province . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ....betafite Daviclito Thorianite, thori te Priorite, thorite, xenotime, thalenite Thorianite, cerianite, eschynite...eschynite, thorite Monazi t,e, cheralite Thorianite, zircon Zirkeli te, clarkeite, al!a.ni te, chevkini...metamict state to very fine grained aggregates. Thorianite, although very strongly radioactive, is always...complete series exists bet,;veen uraninite and thorianite, 1 the division betv,,een the n.vo species being |  | | Report (issue) | | ___________________ _ Cape of Good Hope Province ___________ _ Transvaal Province ____ -_-_------------Natal __...Coastal Plain province ___________________ _ Stream sediments in the Coastal Plain province ________________________...and placers in the Blue Ridge province _____________ _ Spruce Pine district ____________ Madison County...Haywood County _____________________ _ Zirconia district ___________ ----Macon, Jackson, and Clay Counties...rocks in the western monazite belt in the Piedmont province __ Stokes County and Surry County_ Wilkes, Alexander |  | | Book (volume) | | intercalated traps. He chose the name " Dharwar" from the district (no,v- in 1\1:ysore State) in which he first recognized...some of the quartzites occurring in the Tumkur district. B. JAYARAl\i succeeded W. F. SMEE1'H as Director...occur in Kashmir, Punjab, North-West Frontier Province, Simla, Garhwal and I{umaon. Table 1 gives a general...lava of Dharwar age. 1\faradihalli, Chitalclrug district, ~fysore State. In spite of the great age of the...schists. In the southern part of the Chhinclwara district the Sausar series was studied in considerable |  | | Book | | Loon Lake, N.Y. STRUCTURE Graphite Colombo, Sri Lanka DU GRAPHITE UTILISATIONS COMMERCIALES DU GRAPHITE... Sardaigne, Grèce, etc. 84 Réalgar Ophir District, Utah Réalgar sur quartz Manhattan, Nevada à...Pasco, Famatinite Goldfield, Nevada Famatinite Province de La Rioja, Argentine Cristaux de bournonite...brome) Broken Hill, Australie Chlorargyrite Globe District, Arizona Bromargyrite Belmont, Nevada Salmiac...Californie; les pierres précieuses le sont au Sri Lanka, Birmanie, Thailande; l'émeri (une variété noire) |
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