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Kalutara District, Western Province, Sri Lankai
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Kalutara DistrictDistrict
Western ProvinceProvince
Sri LankaCountry

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View of the Kalutara beach placer mining area, in 1979.

Kalutara District, Western Province, Sri Lanka
02697460017271984855424.jpg
View of the Kalutara beach placer mining area, in 1979.

Kalutara District, Western Province, Sri Lanka
00186290017271984891178.jpg
View of the Kalutara beach placer mining area, in 1979.

Kalutara District, Western Province, Sri Lanka
06485740017271984818259.jpg
View of the Kalutara beach placer mining area, in 1979.

Kalutara District, Western Province, Sri Lanka
02697460017271984855424.jpg
View of the Kalutara beach placer mining area, in 1979.

Kalutara District, Western Province, Sri Lanka
00186290017271984891178.jpg
View of the Kalutara beach placer mining area, in 1979.

Kalutara District, Western Province, Sri Lanka
06485740017271984818259.jpg
View of the Kalutara beach placer mining area, in 1979.

Kalutara District, Western Province, Sri Lanka
02697460017271984855424.jpg
View of the Kalutara beach placer mining area, in 1979.

Kalutara District, Western Province, Sri Lanka
Largest Settlements:
PlacePopulation
Kalutara38,000 (2014)
Beruwala34,250 (2012)
Panadura33,735 (2012)
Horana South8,982 (2012)
Horawala Junction7,500 (2011)
Mindat Locality ID:
214429
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:214429:3
GUID (UUID V4):
0
Other Languages:
French:
Kalutara, Province de l'Ouest, Sri Lanka
German:
Kalutara, Westprovinz, Sri Lanka
Italian:
Distretto di Kalutara, provincia Occidentale, Sri Lanka
Russian:
Калутара, Западная провинция, Шри-Ланка
Simplified Chinese:
卡盧特勒區, 西部省, 斯里蘭卡
Sinhalese:
කළුතර පරිපාලන දිස්ත්‍රික්කය, බස්නාහිර පළාත, ශ්‍රී ලංකාව
Spanish:
Distrito de Kalutara, Provincia Oeste, Sri Lanka
Tamil:
களுத்துறை மாவட்டம், மேல் மாகாணம், இலங்கை
Arabic:
مديرية كالوتارا, المقاطعة الغربية , سريلانكا
Bengali:
কুলোটারা জেলা, পশ্চিমাঞ্চল প্রদেশ, শ্রীলঙ্কা
Cebuano:
Kalutara District, Western Province, Sri Lanka
Danish:
Kalutara District, Sri Lanka
Dutch:
Kalutara, Westelijke Provincie, Sri Lanka
Farsi/Persian:
ناحیه کالوتارا, استان غربی، سری‌لانکا, سری‌لانکا
Finnish:
Kalutaran piirikunta, Sri Lankan läntinen provinssi, Sri Lanka
Georgian:
კალუტარის ოლქი, დასავლეთი პროვინცია, შრი-ლანკა
Greek:
Καλουτάρα, Δυτική επαρχία, Σρι Λάνκα
Gujarati:
કાલુતરા જિલ્લો, શ્રીલંકા
Hindi:
कलुतर जिला, पश्चिमी प्रान्त, श्रीलंका
Indonesian:
Distrik Kalutara, Provinsi Barat, Sri Lanka
Japanese:
カルタラ県, 西部州, スリランカ
Kannada:
ಕರುತಾರ ಜಿಲ್ಲೆ, ಶ್ರೀಲಂಕಾ
Korean:
칼루타라 구, 서부주, 스리랑카
Latvian:
Kalutaras distrikts, Šrilanka
Lithuanian:
Kalutaros apskritis, Šri Lanka
Malay:
Kalutara District, Sri Lanka
Marathi:
कालुतारा जिल्हा, पश्चिम प्रांत, श्रीलंका
Norwegian:
Kalutara, Sri Lanka
Polish:
Kalutara District, Prowincja Zachodnia, Sri Lanka
Portuguese:
Kulatra, Sri Lanka
Swedish:
Kalutara District, Västprovinsen, Sri Lanka
Telugu:
కాలుటారా జిల్లా, శ్రీలంక
Thai:
กาลุตารา, ศรีลังกา
Turkish:
Kalutara District, Batı Eyaleti, Sri Lanka
Ukrainian:
Калутара, Західна провінція, Шрі-Ланка
Urdu:
کالوتارا ضلع, مغربی صوبہ، سری لنکا, سری لنکا
Vietnamese:
Quận Kalutara, Sri Lanka
Western Punjabi:
ضلع کالوتارا, سری لنکا


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Detailed Mineral List:

ⓘ Chrysoberyl
Formula: BeAl2O4
ⓘ Chrysoberyl var. Alexandrite
Formula: BeAl2O4
ⓘ Corundum
Formula: Al2O3
ⓘ 'Garnet Group'
Formula: X3Z2(SiO4)3
ⓘ Ilmenite
Formula: Fe2+TiO3
ⓘ 'Monazite Group'
Formula: REE(PO4)
ⓘ 'Xenotime'
ⓘ Zircon
Formula: Zr(SiO4)

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List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
ⓘChrysoberyl
var. Alexandrite
4.BA.05BeAl2O4
ⓘ4.BA.05BeAl2O4
ⓘCorundum4.CB.05Al2O3
ⓘIlmenite4.CB.05Fe2+TiO3
Group 9 - Silicates
ⓘZircon9.AD.30Zr(SiO4)
Unclassified
ⓘ'Monazite Group'-REE(PO4)
ⓘ'Xenotime'-
ⓘ'Garnet Group'-X3Z2(SiO4)3

List of minerals for each chemical element

BeBeryllium
Beⓘ Chrysoberyl var. AlexandriteBeAl2O4
Beⓘ ChrysoberylBeAl2O4
OOxygen
Oⓘ Chrysoberyl var. AlexandriteBeAl2O4
Oⓘ ChrysoberylBeAl2O4
Oⓘ CorundumAl2O3
Oⓘ IlmeniteFe2+TiO3
Oⓘ Monazite GroupREE(PO4)
Oⓘ ZirconZr(SiO4)
Oⓘ Garnet GroupX3Z2(SiO4)3
AlAluminium
Alⓘ Chrysoberyl var. AlexandriteBeAl2O4
Alⓘ ChrysoberylBeAl2O4
Alⓘ CorundumAl2O3
SiSilicon
Siⓘ ZirconZr(SiO4)
Siⓘ Garnet GroupX3Z2(SiO4)3
PPhosphorus
Pⓘ Monazite GroupREE(PO4)
TiTitanium
Tiⓘ IlmeniteFe2+TiO3
FeIron
Feⓘ IlmeniteFe2+TiO3
ZrZirconium
Zrⓘ ZirconZr(SiO4)

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Wikipedia:https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kalutara_District
Wikidata ID:Q728935
GeoNames ID:1241963

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