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Polonnaruwa District, North Central Province, Sri Lankai
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Polonnaruwa DistrictDistrict
North Central ProvinceProvince
Sri LankaCountry

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Largest Settlements:
PlacePopulation
Polonnaruwa13,900 (2012)
Mindat Locality ID:
214420
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:214420:0
GUID (UUID V4):
0
Other Languages:
French:
Polonnaruwa, Province du Centre-Nord, Sri Lanka
German:
Polonnaruwa, Nord-Zentralprovinz , Sri Lanka
Italian:
Distretto di Polonnaruwa, provincia Centro-Settentrionale, Sri Lanka
Russian:
округ Полоннарува, Северо-Центральная провинция, Шри-Ланка
Simplified Chinese:
波隆納魯沃區, 北中省, 斯里蘭卡
Sinhalese:
පොළොන්නරුව දිස්ත්‍රික්කය, උතුරු මැද පළාත, ශ්‍රී ලංකාව
Spanish:
Distrito de Polonnaruwa, Provincia Central del Norte, Sri Lanka
Tamil:
பொலன்னறுவை மாவட்டம், வடமத்திய மாகாணம், இலங்கை
Arabic:
مديرية بولوناروا, المقاطعة الشمالية الوسطى , سريلانكا
Bengali:
পোলোনারোয়া জেলা, উত্তর মধ্যাঞ্চল প্রদেশ, শ্রীলঙ্কা
Cebuano:
Polonnaruwa District, North Central Province, Sri Lanka
Danish:
Polonnaruwa District, Sri Lanka
Dutch:
Polonnaruwa, Noordelijke Centrale Provincie, Sri Lanka
Farsi/Persian:
ناحیه پولونارووا, استان شمال مرکزی، سری‌لانکا, سری‌لانکا
Finnish:
Polonnaruwan piirikunta, Sri Lankan keskipohjoinen provinssi, Sri Lanka
Georgian:
პოლონარუვის ოლქი, ჩრდილო-ცენტრალური პროვინცია, შრი-ლანკა
Greek:
Πολοναρούβα, Βορειοκεντρική επαρχία, Σρι Λάνκα
Gujarati:
પોલોનારુવા જિલ્લો, શ્રીલંકા
Hindi:
पोलोनारुवा जिला, उत्तर मध्य प्रान्त, श्रीलंका
Indonesian:
Distrik Polonnaruwa, Provinsi Tengah Utara, Sri Lanka
Japanese:
ポロンナルワ県, 北中部州, スリランカ
Kannada:
ಪೊಲೊನರುವಾ ಜಿಲ್ಲೆ, ಶ್ರೀಲಂಕಾ
Korean:
폴론나루와 구, 중북부 주, 스리랑카
Latvian:
Polonnaruvas distrikts, Šrilanka
Lithuanian:
Plonaruvos apskritis, Šri Lanka
Malay:
Polonnaruwa District, Sri Lanka
Marathi:
पोलोन्नारुवा जिल्हा, उत्तर मध्य प्रांत, श्रीलंका
Norwegian:
Polinnaruwa distrikt, Sri Lanka
Polish:
Polonnaruwa, Prowincja Północno-Środkowa, Sri Lanka
Portuguese:
Distrito de Polonnaruwa, Centro-Norte, Sri Lanka
Swedish:
Polonnaruwa, Norra centralprovinsen, Sri Lanka
Telugu:
పోలోనారువా జిల్లా, శ్రీలంక
Thai:
เขตโปลอนนารูนว์, ศรีลังกา
Turkish:
Polonnaruwa District, Sri Lanka
Ukrainian:
Полоннарува, Північно-Центральна провінція, Шрі-Ланка
Urdu:
پولونارووا ضلع, شمال وسطی صوبہ، سری لنکا, سری لنکا
Vietnamese:
Quận Polonnaruwa, Bắc Trung Bộ , Sri Lanka
Western Punjabi:
ضلع پولننارووا, سری لنکا


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6 valid minerals.

Detailed Mineral List:

ⓘ Corundum
Formula: Al2O3
ⓘ Corundum var. Ruby
Formula: Al2O3
ⓘ Corundum var. Sapphire
Formula: Al2O3
ⓘ 'Garnet Group'
Formula: X3Z2(SiO4)3
ⓘ Magnesiotaaffeite-2N’2S
Formula: Mg3Al8BeO16
ⓘ Nepheline
Formula: Na3K(Al4Si4O16)
ⓘ Phlogopite
Formula: KMg3(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
ⓘ 'Scapolite'
ⓘ Scheelite
Formula: Ca(WO4)
ⓘ Spinel
Formula: MgAl2O4

Gallery:

List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
ⓘSpinel4.BB.05MgAl2O4
ⓘCorundum4.CB.05Al2O3
ⓘvar. Ruby4.CB.05Al2O3
ⓘvar. Sapphire4.CB.05Al2O3
ⓘMagnesiotaaffeite-2N’2S4.FC.25Mg3Al8BeO16
Group 7 - Sulphates, Chromates, Molybdates and Tungstates
ⓘScheelite7.GA.05Ca(WO4)
Group 9 - Silicates
ⓘPhlogopite9.EC.20KMg3(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
ⓘNepheline9.FA.05Na3K(Al4Si4O16)
Unclassified
ⓘ'Scapolite'-
ⓘ'Garnet Group'-X3Z2(SiO4)3

List of minerals for each chemical element

HHydrogen
Hⓘ PhlogopiteKMg3(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
BeBeryllium
Beⓘ Magnesiotaaffeite-2N’2SMg3Al8BeO16
OOxygen
Oⓘ CorundumAl2O3
Oⓘ NephelineNa3K(Al4Si4O16)
Oⓘ PhlogopiteKMg3(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Oⓘ Corundum var. RubyAl2O3
Oⓘ Corundum var. SapphireAl2O3
Oⓘ ScheeliteCa(WO4)
Oⓘ SpinelMgAl2O4
Oⓘ Magnesiotaaffeite-2N’2SMg3Al8BeO16
Oⓘ Garnet GroupX3Z2(SiO4)3
NaSodium
Naⓘ NephelineNa3K(Al4Si4O16)
MgMagnesium
Mgⓘ PhlogopiteKMg3(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Mgⓘ SpinelMgAl2O4
Mgⓘ Magnesiotaaffeite-2N’2SMg3Al8BeO16
AlAluminium
Alⓘ CorundumAl2O3
Alⓘ NephelineNa3K(Al4Si4O16)
Alⓘ PhlogopiteKMg3(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Alⓘ Corundum var. RubyAl2O3
Alⓘ Corundum var. SapphireAl2O3
Alⓘ SpinelMgAl2O4
Alⓘ Magnesiotaaffeite-2N’2SMg3Al8BeO16
SiSilicon
Siⓘ NephelineNa3K(Al4Si4O16)
Siⓘ PhlogopiteKMg3(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Siⓘ Garnet GroupX3Z2(SiO4)3
KPotassium
Kⓘ NephelineNa3K(Al4Si4O16)
Kⓘ PhlogopiteKMg3(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
CaCalcium
Caⓘ ScheeliteCa(WO4)
WTungsten
Wⓘ ScheeliteCa(WO4)

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Wikipedia:https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Polonnaruwa_District
Wikidata ID:Q931057
GeoNames ID:1229899

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