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Hambantota District, Southern Province, Sri Lankai
Regional Level Types
Hambantota DistrictDistrict
Southern ProvinceProvince
Sri LankaCountry

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Largest Settlements:
PlacePopulation
Tangalle10,497 (2018)
Mindat Locality ID:
214426
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:214426:2
GUID (UUID V4):
0
Other Languages:
French:
Hambantota , Province du Sud, Sri Lanka
German:
Hambantota, Südprovinz, Sri Lanka
Italian:
Distretto di Hambantota, provincia Meridionale, Sri Lanka
Russian:
Хамбантота, Южная провинция, Шри-Ланка
Simplified Chinese:
漢班托特區, 南部省, 斯里蘭卡
Sinhalese:
හම්බන්තොට පරිපාලන දිස්ත්‍රික්කය, දකුණු පළාත, ශ්‍රී ලංකාව
Spanish:
Distrito de Hambantota, Provincia Sur, Sri Lanka
Tamil:
அம்பாந்தோட்டை மாவட்டம், தென் மாகாணம், இலங்கை
Arabic:
مديرية هامبانتوتا, المقاطعة الجنوبية , سريلانكا
Bengali:
হাম্বানটুটা জেলা, দক্ষিণাঞ্চল প্রদেশ, শ্রীলঙ্কা
Cebuano:
Hambantota District, Southern Province, Sri Lanka
Danish:
Hambantota District, Sri Lanka
Dutch:
Hambantota, Zuidelijke Provincie, Sri Lanka
Farsi/Persian:
ناحیه هامبانتوتا, استان جنوبی , سری‌لانکا
Finnish:
Hambantotan piirikunta, Sri Lankan eteläinen provinssi, Sri Lanka
Georgian:
ჰამბანტოტის ოლქი, სამხრეთი პროვინცია, შრი-ლანკა
Greek:
Χαμπαντότα, Νότια επαρχία, Σρι Λάνκα
Gujarati:
હમ્બાન્ટોટા જિલ્લો, શ્રીલંકા
Hindi:
हम्बनटोटा जिला, दक्षिणी प्रान्त, श्रीलंका
Indonesian:
Distrik Hambantota, Provinsi Selatan, Sri Lanka
Japanese:
ハンバントタ県, 南部州, スリランカ
Kannada:
ಹಂಬಂತೋಟ ಜಿಲ್ಲೆ, ಶ್ರೀಲಂಕಾ
Korean:
함반토타 구, 남부주, 스리랑카
Latvian:
Hambantotas distrikts, Šrilanka
Lithuanian:
Hambantotos apskritis, Šri Lanka
Malay:
Hambantota District, Sri Lanka
Marathi:
हम्बन्टोट जिल्हा, दक्षिण प्रांत, श्रीलंका
Norwegian:
Hambantota, Sri Lanka
Polish:
Dystrykt Hambantota, Prowincja Południowa, Sri Lanka
Portuguese:
Hambantota, Província do Sul , Sri Lanka
Swedish:
Hambantota District , Sydprovinsen, Sri Lanka
Telugu:
హాంబాంటోటా జిల్లా, శ్రీలంక
Thai:
เขตแฮมบันโตตา, ศรีลังกา
Traditional Chinese:
漢班托特區, 南部省, 斯里蘭卡
Turkish:
Hambantota District, Sri Lanka
Ukrainian:
Хамбантота, Південна провінція, Шрі-Ланка
Urdu:
ہامبانتوتا ضلع, جنوبی صوبہ، سری لنکا, سری لنکا
Vietnamese:
Quận Hambantota, Sri Lanka
Western Punjabi:
ضلع ہمبنٹوٹا, سری لنکا


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Standard Detailed Gallery Strunz Chemical Elements

Mineral List

Mineral list contains entries from the region specified including sub-localities

2 valid minerals.

Detailed Mineral List:

ⓘ 'Apatite'
Formula: Ca5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH)
ⓘ 'Garnet Group'
Formula: X3Z2(SiO4)3
ⓘ 'Monazite Group'
Formula: REE(PO4)
ⓘ Rutile
Formula: TiO2
ⓘ Zircon
Formula: Zr(SiO4)

Gallery:

List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
ⓘRutile4.DB.05TiO2
Group 9 - Silicates
ⓘZircon9.AD.30Zr(SiO4)
Unclassified
ⓘ'Monazite Group'-REE(PO4)
ⓘ'Garnet Group'-X3Z2(SiO4)3
ⓘ'Apatite'-Ca5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH)

List of minerals for each chemical element

HHydrogen
Hⓘ ApatiteCa5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH)
OOxygen
Oⓘ Monazite GroupREE(PO4)
Oⓘ RutileTiO2
Oⓘ ZirconZr(SiO4)
Oⓘ Garnet GroupX3Z2(SiO4)3
Oⓘ ApatiteCa5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH)
FFluorine
Fⓘ ApatiteCa5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH)
SiSilicon
Siⓘ ZirconZr(SiO4)
Siⓘ Garnet GroupX3Z2(SiO4)3
PPhosphorus
Pⓘ Monazite GroupREE(PO4)
Pⓘ ApatiteCa5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH)
ClChlorine
Clⓘ ApatiteCa5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH)
CaCalcium
Caⓘ ApatiteCa5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH)
TiTitanium
Tiⓘ RutileTiO2
ZrZirconium
Zrⓘ ZirconZr(SiO4)

Fossils

There are 3 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.

Occurrences47
Youngest Fossil Listed0.01 Ma (Pleistocene)
Oldest Fossil Listed23.0 Ma (Miocene)
Stratigraphic Units
UnitNo. OccurrencesAge
Jaffna Limestone4520.44 - 15.97 Ma (Miocene)
Fossils from RegionClick here to show the list.
Accepted NameHierarchy Age
Operculina
genus
Chromista : Foraminifera : Globothalamea : Rotaliida : Nummulitidae : Operculina20.44 - 15.97 Ma
Miocene
Sorites
genus
Chromista : Foraminifera : Tubothalamea : Miliolida : Soritidae : Sorites20.44 - 15.97 Ma
Miocene
Spiroclypeus
genus
Chromista : Foraminifera : Globothalamea : Rotaliida : Nummulitidae : Spiroclypeus23.03 - 15.97 Ma
Miocene
Flabellum
genus
Animalia : Cnidaria : Anthozoa : Scleractinia : Flabellidae : Flabellum20.44 - 15.97 Ma
Miocene
Goniastrea
genus
Animalia : Cnidaria : Anthozoa : Scleractinia : Merulinidae : Goniastrea0.0117 - 0 Ma
Quaternary
Platygyra
genus
Animalia : Cnidaria : Anthozoa : Scleractinia : Merulinidae : Platygyra0.0117 - 0 Ma
Quaternary
Porites
genus
Animalia : Cnidaria : Anthozoa : Scleractinia : Poritidae : Porites20.44 - 15.97 Ma
Miocene
Solenastrea
genus
Animalia : Cnidaria : Anthozoa : Scleractinia : Faviidae : Solenastrea20.44 - 15.97 Ma
Miocene
Strombus
genus
Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Littorinimorpha : Strombidae : Strombus20.44 - 15.97 Ma
Miocene
Xenophora
genus
Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Xenophoridae : Xenophora23.03 - 15.97 Ma
Miocene
Atrina
genus
Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Ostreida : Pinnidae : Atrina20.44 - 15.97 Ma
Miocene
Pinna
genus
Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Ostreida : Pinnidae : Pinna23.03 - 15.97 Ma
Miocene
Amusium
genus
Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Pectinida : Pectinidae : Amusium23.03 - 15.97 Ma
Miocene
Chlamys
genus
Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Pectinida : Pectinidae : Chlamys20.44 - 15.97 Ma
Miocene
Spondylus
genus
Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Pectinida : Spondylidae : Spondylus23.03 - 15.97 Ma
Miocene
Trachycardium
genus
Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Cardiida : Cardiidae : Trachycardium23.03 - 15.97 Ma
Miocene
Venericardia
genus
Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Carditida : Carditidae : Venericardia23.03 - 15.97 Ma
Miocene
Cheilostomata
order
Animalia : Bryozoa : Gymnolaemata : Cheilostomata20.44 - 15.97 Ma
Miocene
Clypeaster
genus
Animalia : Echinodermata : Echinoidea : Clypeasteroida : Clypeasteridae : Clypeaster23.03 - 15.97 Ma
Miocene
Conus (Lithoconus) litteratus
species
Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Neogastropoda : Conidae : Conus : Conus (Lithoconus) litteratus23.03 - 15.97 Ma
Miocene
Tectus loryi
species
Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Trochidae : Tectus : Tectus loryi23.03 - 15.97 Ma
Miocene
Hyotissa virleti
species
Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Ostreida : Gryphaeidae : Hyotissa : Hyotissa virleti23.03 - 15.97 Ma
Miocene
Callistocypraea (Miolyncina) prunum
species
Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Cypraeidae : Miolyncina : Callistocypraea (Miolyncina) prunum23.03 - 15.97 Ma
Miocene
Cerithium (Ptychocerithium) archiaci
species
Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Sorbeoconcha : Cerithiidae : Cerithium (Ptychocerithium) : Cerithium (Ptychocerithium) archiaci23.03 - 15.97 Ma
Miocene
Pachycrommium oweni
species
Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Architaenioglossa : Ampullinidae : Pachycrommium : Pachycrommium oweni23.03 - 15.97 Ma
Miocene
Macrocallista (Costacallista) pseudoumbonella
species
Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Veneroidei : Veneridae : Costacallista : Macrocallista (Costacallista) pseudoumbonella23.03 - 15.97 Ma
Miocene
Periglypta puerpera
species
Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Veneroidei : Veneridae : Periglypta : Periglypta puerpera23.03 - 15.97 Ma
Miocene
Hydnophora rudis
species
Animalia : Cnidaria : Anthozoa : Scleractinia : Merulinidae : Hydnophora : Hydnophora rudis20.44 - 15.97 Ma
Miocene
Luria (Basilitrona) jenkinsi
species
Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Cypraeidae : Luria : Luria (Basilitrona) jenkinsi23.03 - 15.97 Ma
Miocene
Montlivaltia brevis
species
Animalia : Cnidaria : Anthozoa : Scleractinia : Montlivaltiidae : Montlivaltia : Montlivaltia brevis23.03 - 15.97 Ma
Miocene
Fossil LocalitiesClick to show 3 fossil localities

Other Databases

Wikipedia:https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hambantota_District
Wikidata ID:Q723006
GeoNames ID:1244925

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