Classification |
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Species: | Corundum var: Sapphire |
Formula: | Al2O3 |
Confirmation |
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Validity: | Believed Valid |
Data |
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Mineral Data: | Click here to view Sapphire data |
Locality Data: | Click here to view Kataragama (Katharagama; Katirkamam), Monaragala District, Uva Province, Sri Lanka |
Photo Gallery | View Gallery (3 photos) |
Data Identifiers |
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Mindat Occurrence Record ID: | 208073 |
Long-form Identifier: | 1:3:208073:4 |
GUID (UUID V4): | 2f23dea7-dd12-4ddf-8f4b-f76916f440ec |
Nearest other occurrences of Sapphire |
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6.8km (4.2 miles) | ⓘThammannawa corundum deposit, Monaragala District, Uva Province, Sri Lanka |
37.5km (23.3 miles) | ⓘOkkampitiya, Monaragala District, Uva Province, Sri Lanka |
49.0km (30.5 miles) | ⓘGalbokka, Wellawaya, Monaragala District, Uva Province, Sri Lanka |
61.2km (38.0 miles) | ⓘPassara Gem Mine, Badulla, Badulla District, Uva Province, Sri Lanka |
71.5km (44.4 miles) | ⓘAluthnuwara, Balangoda, Ratnapura District, Sabaragamuwa Province, Sri Lanka |
References |
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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. |
Kataragama, Monaragala District, Uva Province, Sri Lanka