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Galle District, Southern Province, Sri Lankai
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Looking for moonstone in the gravel

Meetiyagoda, Galle District, Southern Province, Sri Lanka
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View of the Southern Province moonstone mining area, in 1979.

Meetiyagoda, Galle District, Southern Province, Sri Lanka
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View of the Southern Province moonstone mining area, in 1979.

Meetiyagoda, Galle District, Southern Province, Sri Lanka
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Looking for moonstone in the gravel

Meetiyagoda, Galle District, Southern Province, Sri Lanka
07686440017272058828322.jpg
View of the Southern Province moonstone mining area, in 1979.

Meetiyagoda, Galle District, Southern Province, Sri Lanka
01841790017272058832350.jpg
View of the Southern Province moonstone mining area, in 1979.

Meetiyagoda, Galle District, Southern Province, Sri Lanka
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Looking for moonstone in the gravel

Meetiyagoda, Galle District, Southern Province, Sri Lanka
07686440017272058828322.jpg
View of the Southern Province moonstone mining area, in 1979.

Meetiyagoda, Galle District, Southern Province, Sri Lanka
Neighbouring regions:
Ratnapura District, Sabaragamuwa Province, Sri Lanka
Matara District, Southern Province, Sri Lanka
Kalutara District, Western Province, Sri Lanka
Type:
District
Largest Settlements:
PlacePopulation
Galle93,118 (2012)
Bentota37,000 (2013)
Ambalangoda20,133 (2012)
Koggala3,000 (2017)
Talpe3,000 (2013)
Unawatuna2,000 (2013)
Mindat Locality ID:
213339
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:213339:6
GUID (UUID V4):
0
Other Languages:
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French:
Galle, Province du Sud, Sri Lanka
German:
Galle, Südprovinz, Sri Lanka
Italian:
Distretto di Galle, provincia Meridionale, Sri Lanka
Russian:
Галле, Южная провинция, Шри-Ланка
Simplified Chinese:
加勒區, 南部省, 斯里蘭卡
Sinhalese:
ගාල්ල පරිපාලන දිස්ත්‍රික්කය, දකුණු පළාත, ශ්‍රී ලංකාව
Spanish:
Distrito de Galle, Provincia Sur, Sri Lanka
Tamil:
காலி மாவட்டம், தென் மாகாணம், இலங்கை
Arabic:
مديرية جالي, المقاطعة الجنوبية , سريلانكا
Bengali:
গালে জেলা, দক্ষিণাঞ্চল প্রদেশ, শ্রীলঙ্কা
Cebuano:
Galle District, Southern Province, Sri Lanka
Danish:
Galle District, Sri Lanka
Dutch:
Galle, Zuidelijke Provincie, Sri Lanka
Farsi/Persian:
ناحیه گاله, استان جنوبی , سری‌لانکا
Finnish:
Gallen piirikunta, Sri Lankan eteläinen provinssi, Sri Lanka
Georgian:
გალეს ოლქი, სამხრეთი პროვინცია, შრი-ლანკა
Greek:
Γκάλε, Νότια επαρχία, Σρι Λάνκα
Gujarati:
ગેલ જિલ્લો, શ્રીલંકા
Hindi:
गाले जिला, दक्षिणी प्रान्त, श्रीलंका
Indonesian:
Distrik Galle, Provinsi Selatan, Sri Lanka
Japanese:
ゴール県, 南部州, スリランカ
Kannada:
ಗಾಲ್ಲೆ ಜಿಲ್ಲೆ, ಶ್ರೀಲಂಕಾ
Korean:
갈 구, 남부주, 스리랑카
Latvian:
Galles distrikts, Šrilanka
Lithuanian:
Galės apskritis, Šri Lanka
Malay:
Galle District, Sri Lanka
Marathi:
गाल्ल जिल्हा, दक्षिण प्रांत, श्रीलंका
Norwegian:
Galle, Sri Lanka
Polish:
Dystrykt Galle, Prowincja Południowa, Sri Lanka
Portuguese:
Galle, Província do Sul , Sri Lanka
Swedish:
Galle, Sydprovinsen, Sri Lanka
Telugu:
గల్లె జిల్లా, శ్రీలంక
Thai:
โมเย็น ชารี, ศรีลังกา
Turkish:
Galle District, Sri Lanka
Ukrainian:
Ґалле, Південна провінція, Шрі-Ланка
Urdu:
گال ضلع, جنوبی صوبہ، سری لنکا, سری لنکا
Vietnamese:
Quận Galle, Sri Lanka
Western Punjabi:
ضلع گالے, سری لنکا


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15 valid minerals.

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Detailed Mineral List:

ⓘ Almandine
Formula: Fe2+3Al2(SiO4)3
ⓘ 'Apatite'
Formula: Ca5(PO4)3A
ⓘ 'Biotite'
Formula: K(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
ⓘ Calcite
Formula: CaCO3
ⓘ 'Calcium Amphibole Subgroup'
Formula: AnCa2(C2+5-mC3+m)(Si8-(n+m)Al(n+m))W2
ⓘ 'Calcium Amphibole Subgroup var. Hornblende'
Formula: AnCa2(Z2+5-mZ3+m)(Si8-(n+m)Al(n+m))(OH,F,Cl)2
ⓘ 'Clinopyroxene Subgroup'
ⓘ Ekanite
Formula: Ca2ThSi8O20
ⓘ 'Feldspar Group'
ⓘ Fluorite
Formula: CaF2
ⓘ Graphite
Formula: C
ⓘ Ilmenite
Formula: Fe2+TiO3
ⓘ 'K Feldspar'
ⓘ 'Mafic minerals'
ⓘ Marcasite
Formula: FeS2
ⓘ Monazite-(Ce)
Formula: Ce(PO4)
ⓘ 'Moonstone'
ⓘ Opal
Formula: SiO2 · nH2O
ⓘ 'Orthopyroxene Subgroup'
ⓘ 'Plagioclase'
Formula: (Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi2]O8
ⓘ Quartz
Formula: SiO2
ⓘ Quartz var. Smoky Quartz
Formula: SiO2
ⓘ Rutile
Formula: TiO2
ⓘ 'Scapolite'
ⓘ Thorianite
Formula: ThO2
ⓘ Titanite
Formula: CaTiO(SiO4)
ⓘ 'Tourmaline'
Formula: AD3G6(T6O18)(BO3)3X3Z
ⓘ Wollastonite
Formula: Ca3(Si3O9)
ⓘ Zircon
Formula: Zr(SiO4)

List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 1 - Elements
ⓘGraphite1.CB.05aC
Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts
ⓘMarcasite2.EB.10aFeS2
Group 3 - Halides
ⓘFluorite3.AB.25CaF2
Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
ⓘQuartz4.00.05SiO2
ⓘvar. Smoky Quartz4.00.05SiO2
ⓘIlmenite4.CB.05Fe2+TiO3
ⓘOpal4.DA.10SiO2 · nH2O
ⓘRutile4.DB.05TiO2
ⓘThorianite4.DL.05ThO2
Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates
ⓘCalcite5.AB.05CaCO3
Group 8 - Phosphates, Arsenates and Vanadates
ⓘMonazite-(Ce)8.AD.50Ce(PO4)
Group 9 - Silicates
ⓘAlmandine9.AD.25Fe2+3Al2(SiO4)3
ⓘZircon9.AD.30Zr(SiO4)
ⓘTitanite9.AG.15CaTiO(SiO4)
ⓘWollastonite9.DG.05Ca3(Si3O9)
ⓘEkanite9.EA.10Ca2ThSi8O20
Unclassified
ⓘ'Biotite'-K(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
ⓘ'Feldspar Group'-
ⓘ'Calcium Amphibole Subgroup
var. Hornblende'		-AnCa2(Z2+5-mZ3+m)(Si8-(n+m)Al(n+m))(OH,F,Cl)2
ⓘ'Moonstone'-
ⓘ'Tourmaline'-AD3G6(T6O18)(BO3)3X3Z
ⓘ'Clinopyroxene Subgroup'-
ⓘ'Scapolite'-
ⓘ'Plagioclase'-(Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi2]O8
ⓘ'K Feldspar'-
ⓘ'Orthopyroxene Subgroup'-
ⓘ'Apatite'-Ca5(PO4)3A
ⓘ'Calcium Amphibole Subgroup'-AnCa2(C2+5-mC3+m)(Si8-(n+m)Al(n+m))W2
ⓘ'Mafic minerals'-

List of minerals for each chemical element

HHydrogen
Hⓘ BiotiteK(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
Hⓘ Calcium Amphibole Subgroup var. HornblendeAnCa2(Z2+5-mZm3+)(Si8-(n+m)Al(n+m))(OH,F,Cl)2
Hⓘ OpalSiO2 · nH2O
BBoron
Bⓘ TourmalineAD3G6(T6O18)(BO3)3X3Z
CCarbon
Cⓘ CalciteCaCO3
Cⓘ GraphiteC
OOxygen
Oⓘ AlmandineFe32+Al2(SiO4)3
Oⓘ BiotiteK(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
Oⓘ CalciteCaCO3
Oⓘ EkaniteCa2ThSi8O20
Oⓘ Calcium Amphibole Subgroup var. HornblendeAnCa2(Z2+5-mZm3+)(Si8-(n+m)Al(n+m))(OH,F,Cl)2
Oⓘ IlmeniteFe2+TiO3
Oⓘ Monazite-(Ce)Ce(PO4)
Oⓘ OpalSiO2 · nH2O
Oⓘ QuartzSiO2
Oⓘ RutileTiO2
Oⓘ Quartz var. Smoky QuartzSiO2
Oⓘ ThorianiteThO2
Oⓘ TitaniteCaTiO(SiO4)
Oⓘ TourmalineAD3G6(T6O18)(BO3)3X3Z
Oⓘ WollastoniteCa3(Si3O9)
Oⓘ ZirconZr(SiO4)
Oⓘ Plagioclase(Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi2]O8
Oⓘ ApatiteCa5(PO4)3A
FFluorine
Fⓘ BiotiteK(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
Fⓘ FluoriteCaF2
Fⓘ Calcium Amphibole Subgroup var. HornblendeAnCa2(Z2+5-mZm3+)(Si8-(n+m)Al(n+m))(OH,F,Cl)2
NaSodium
Naⓘ Plagioclase(Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi2]O8
MgMagnesium
Mgⓘ BiotiteK(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
AlAluminium
Alⓘ AlmandineFe32+Al2(SiO4)3
Alⓘ BiotiteK(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
Alⓘ Calcium Amphibole Subgroup var. HornblendeAnCa2(Z2+5-mZm3+)(Si8-(n+m)Al(n+m))(OH,F,Cl)2
Alⓘ Plagioclase(Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi2]O8
Alⓘ Calcium Amphibole SubgroupAnCa2(C2+5-mCm3+)(Si8-(n+m)Al(n+m))W2
SiSilicon
Siⓘ AlmandineFe32+Al2(SiO4)3
Siⓘ BiotiteK(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
Siⓘ EkaniteCa2ThSi8O20
Siⓘ Calcium Amphibole Subgroup var. HornblendeAnCa2(Z2+5-mZm3+)(Si8-(n+m)Al(n+m))(OH,F,Cl)2
Siⓘ OpalSiO2 · nH2O
Siⓘ QuartzSiO2
Siⓘ Quartz var. Smoky QuartzSiO2
Siⓘ TitaniteCaTiO(SiO4)
Siⓘ WollastoniteCa3(Si3O9)
Siⓘ ZirconZr(SiO4)
Siⓘ Plagioclase(Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi2]O8
Siⓘ Calcium Amphibole SubgroupAnCa2(C2+5-mCm3+)(Si8-(n+m)Al(n+m))W2
PPhosphorus
Pⓘ Monazite-(Ce)Ce(PO4)
Pⓘ ApatiteCa5(PO4)3A
SSulfur
Sⓘ MarcasiteFeS2
ClChlorine
Clⓘ Calcium Amphibole Subgroup var. HornblendeAnCa2(Z2+5-mZm3+)(Si8-(n+m)Al(n+m))(OH,F,Cl)2
KPotassium
Kⓘ BiotiteK(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
CaCalcium
Caⓘ CalciteCaCO3
Caⓘ EkaniteCa2ThSi8O20
Caⓘ FluoriteCaF2
Caⓘ Calcium Amphibole Subgroup var. HornblendeAnCa2(Z2+5-mZm3+)(Si8-(n+m)Al(n+m))(OH,F,Cl)2
Caⓘ TitaniteCaTiO(SiO4)
Caⓘ WollastoniteCa3(Si3O9)
Caⓘ Plagioclase(Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi2]O8
Caⓘ ApatiteCa5(PO4)3A
Caⓘ Calcium Amphibole SubgroupAnCa2(C2+5-mCm3+)(Si8-(n+m)Al(n+m))W2
TiTitanium
Tiⓘ BiotiteK(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
Tiⓘ IlmeniteFe2+TiO3
Tiⓘ RutileTiO2
Tiⓘ TitaniteCaTiO(SiO4)
FeIron
Feⓘ AlmandineFe32+Al2(SiO4)3
Feⓘ BiotiteK(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
Feⓘ IlmeniteFe2+TiO3
Feⓘ MarcasiteFeS2
ZrZirconium
Zrⓘ ZirconZr(SiO4)
CeCerium
Ceⓘ Monazite-(Ce)Ce(PO4)
ThThorium
Thⓘ EkaniteCa2ThSi8O20
Thⓘ ThorianiteThO2

Fossils

There are 8 fossil localities from the PaleoBioDB database within this region.

These data are provided on an experimental basis and are taken from external databases. Mindat.org has no control currently over the accuracy of these data.

Occurrences8
Youngest Fossil Listed0.01 Ma (Pleistocene)
Oldest Fossil Listed0.01 Ma (Pleistocene)
Fossils from RegionClick here to show the list.
Accepted NameHierarchy Age
Acropora
genus		Animalia : Cnidaria : Anthozoa : Acropora0.0117 - 0 Ma
Quaternary
Echinopora
genus		Animalia : Cnidaria : Anthozoa : Scleractinia : Merulinidae : Echinopora0.0117 - 0 Ma
Quaternary
Favites
genus		Animalia : Cnidaria : Anthozoa : Scleractinia : Merulinidae : Favites0.0117 - 0 Ma
Quaternary
Goniastrea
genus		Animalia : Cnidaria : Anthozoa : Scleractinia : Merulinidae : Goniastrea0.0117 - 0 Ma
Quaternary
Goniopora
genus		Animalia : Cnidaria : Anthozoa : Scleractinia : Poritidae : Goniopora0.0117 - 0 Ma
Quaternary
Montipora
genus		Animalia : Cnidaria : Anthozoa : Scleractinia : Acroporidae : Montipora0.0117 - 0 Ma
Quaternary
Platygyra
genus		Animalia : Cnidaria : Anthozoa : Scleractinia : Merulinidae : Platygyra0.0117 - 0 Ma
Quaternary
Porites
genus		Animalia : Cnidaria : Anthozoa : Scleractinia : Poritidae : Porites0.0117 - 0 Ma
Quaternary
Fossil LocalitiesClick to show 2 fossil localities

Other Databases

Wikipedia:https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Galle_District
Wikidata ID:Q647649
GeoNames ID:1246292

Localities in this Region

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