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Nuwara Eliya District, Central Province, Sri Lankai
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Nuwara Eliya DistrictDivision
Central ProvinceProvince
Sri LankaCountry

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View of the Nuwara Eliya area, in 1910.

Nuwara Eliya District, Central Province, Sri Lanka
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Corundum

Nuwara Eliya District, Central Province, Sri Lanka
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Quartz

Nuwara Eliya District, Central Province, Sri Lanka
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View of the Nuwara Eliya area, in 1910.

Nuwara Eliya District, Central Province, Sri Lanka
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Corundum

Nuwara Eliya District, Central Province, Sri Lanka
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Quartz

Nuwara Eliya District, Central Province, Sri Lanka
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View of the Nuwara Eliya area, in 1910.

Nuwara Eliya District, Central Province, Sri Lanka
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Corundum

Nuwara Eliya District, Central Province, Sri Lanka
Neighbouring regions:
Badulla District, Uva Province, Sri Lanka
Kandy District, Central Province, Sri Lanka
Ratnapura District, Sabaragamuwa Province, Sri Lanka
Kegalle District, Sabaragamuwa Province, Sri Lanka
Type:
Division
Largest Settlements:
PlacePopulation
Nuwara Eliya25,775 (2013)
Hatton15,073 (2012)
Talawakele3,545 (2012)
Mindat Locality ID:
214435
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:214435:4
GUID (UUID V4):
0
Other Languages:
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French:
Nuwara Eliya, Province du Centre, Sri Lanka
German:
Nuwara Eliya, Zentralprovinz, Sri Lanka
Italian:
Distretto di Nuwara Eliya, provincia Centrale, Sri Lanka
Russian:
Нувара-Элия, Центральная провинция, Шри-Ланка
Simplified Chinese:
努沃勒埃利耶區, 中央省 , 斯里蘭卡
Sinhalese:
නුවරඑළිය පරිපාලන දිස්ත්‍රික්කය, මධ්‍යම පළාත, ශ්‍රී ලංකාව
Spanish:
Distrito de Nuwara Eliya, Provincia Central, Sri Lanka
Tamil:
நுவரெலியா மாவட்டம், மத்திய மாகாணம், இலங்கை
Arabic:
مديرية نوارا إليا, المقاطعة الوسطى , سريلانكا
Bengali:
নৌয়ারা এলিয়া জেলা, মধ্যাঞ্চল প্রদেশ, শ্রীলঙ্কা
Cebuano:
Nuwara Eliya District, Central Province, Sri Lanka
Danish:
Nuwara Eliya District, Sri Lanka
Dutch:
Nuwara Eliya, Centrale Provincie, Sri Lanka
Farsi/Persian:
ناحیه نووارا الییا, استان مرکزی , سری‌لانکا
Finnish:
Nuwara Eliyan piirikunta, Sri Lankan keskinen provinssi, Sri Lanka
Georgian:
ნუვარა-ელიას ოლქი, ცენტრალური პროვინცია, შრი-ლანკა
Greek:
Νουβάρα Ελίγια, Κεντρική επαρχία, Σρι Λάνκα
Gujarati:
નુવારા એલિયા જિલ્લો, શ્રીલંકા
Hindi:
नुवर एलिय जिला, मध्य प्रान्त, श्रीलंका
Indonesian:
Distrik Nuwara Eliya, Provinsi Tengah, Sri Lanka
Japanese:
ヌワラ・エリヤ県, 中部州, スリランカ
Kannada:
ನುವಾರಾ ಎಲಿಯಾ ಜಿಲ್ಲೆ, ಶ್ರೀಲಂಕಾ
Korean:
누와라엘리야 구, 중부주 , 스리랑카
Latvian:
Nuvaras Elijas distrikts, Šrilanka
Lithuanian:
Nuvara Elijos apskritis, Šri Lanka
Malay:
Nuwara Eliya District, Sri Lanka
Marathi:
नूवरा एलिया जिल्हा, मध्य प्रांत, श्रीलंका
Norwegian:
Nuware Eliya Distrikt, Sri Lanka
Polish:
Nuwara Elija, Prowincja Środkowa, Sri Lanka
Portuguese:
Nuwara Eliya, Província Central, Sri Lanka
Swedish:
Nuwara Eliya, Centralprovinsen, Sri Lanka
Telugu:
నువారా ఎలియా జిల్లా, శ్రీలంక
Thai:
นุวาราเอลิยา, ศรีลังกา
Traditional Chinese:
努沃勒埃利耶區, 斯里蘭卡
Turkish:
Nuwaya Eliya District, Sri Lanka
Ukrainian:
Нувара-Елія, Центральна провінція, Шрі-Ланка
Urdu:
نووارا الییا ضلع, وسطی صوبہ، سری لنکا, سری لنکا
Vietnamese:
Quận Nuwara Eliya, Trung Bộ , Sri Lanka
Western Punjabi:
ضلع نوارے الیا, سری لنکا


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Detailed Mineral List:

ⓘ 'Apatite'
Formula: Ca5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH)
ⓘ 'Biotite'
Formula: K(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
ⓘ Cordierite
Formula: (Mg,Fe)2Al3(AlSi5O18)
ⓘ Corundum
Formula: Al2O3
ⓘ 'Garnet Group'
Formula: X3Z2(SiO4)3
ⓘ Gedrite
Formula: ◻{Mg2}{Mg3Al2}(Al2Si6O22)(OH)2
ⓘ 'Orthopyroxene Subgroup'
ⓘ 'Plagioclase'
Formula: (Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi2]O8
ⓘ Quartz
Formula: SiO2
ⓘ Rutile
Formula: TiO2
ⓘ Sapphirine
Formula: Mg4(Mg3Al9)O4[Si3Al9O36]
ⓘ Sillimanite
Formula: Al2(SiO4)O
ⓘ Spinel
Formula: MgAl2O4

List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
ⓘSpinel4.BB.05MgAl2O4
ⓘCorundum4.CB.05Al2O3
ⓘQuartz4.DA.05SiO2
ⓘRutile4.DB.05TiO2
Group 9 - Silicates
ⓘSillimanite9.AF.05Al2(SiO4)O
ⓘCordierite9.CJ.10(Mg,Fe)2Al3(AlSi5O18)
ⓘGedrite9.DD.05◻{Mg2}{Mg3Al2}(Al2Si6O22)(OH)2
ⓘSapphirine9.DH.45Mg4(Mg3Al9)O4[Si3Al9O36]
Unclassified
ⓘ'Biotite'-K(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
ⓘ'Plagioclase'-(Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi2]O8
ⓘ'Garnet Group'-X3Z2(SiO4)3
ⓘ'Orthopyroxene Subgroup'-
ⓘ'Apatite'-Ca5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH)

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ⓘ Gedrite◻{Mg2}{Mg3Al2}(Al2Si6O22)(OH)2
Hⓘ ApatiteCa5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH)
OOxygen
Oⓘ BiotiteK(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
Oⓘ Cordierite(Mg,Fe)2Al3(AlSi5O18)
Oⓘ CorundumAl2O3
Oⓘ Gedrite◻{Mg2}{Mg3Al2}(Al2Si6O22)(OH)2
Oⓘ QuartzSiO2
Oⓘ RutileTiO2
Oⓘ SapphirineMg4(Mg3Al9)O4[Si3Al9O36]
Oⓘ SillimaniteAl2(SiO4)O
Oⓘ SpinelMgAl2O4
Oⓘ Plagioclase(Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi2]O8
Oⓘ Garnet GroupX3Z2(SiO4)3
Oⓘ ApatiteCa5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH)
FFluorine
Fⓘ BiotiteK(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
Fⓘ ApatiteCa5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH)
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
Mgⓘ Cordierite(Mg,Fe)2Al3(AlSi5O18)
Mgⓘ Gedrite◻{Mg2}{Mg3Al2}(Al2Si6O22)(OH)2
Mgⓘ SapphirineMg4(Mg3Al9)O4[Si3Al9O36]
Mgⓘ SpinelMgAl2O4
AlAluminium
Alⓘ BiotiteK(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
Alⓘ Cordierite(Mg,Fe)2Al3(AlSi5O18)
Alⓘ CorundumAl2O3
Alⓘ Gedrite◻{Mg2}{Mg3Al2}(Al2Si6O22)(OH)2
Alⓘ SapphirineMg4(Mg3Al9)O4[Si3Al9O36]
Alⓘ SillimaniteAl2(SiO4)O
Alⓘ SpinelMgAl2O4
Alⓘ Plagioclase(Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi2]O8
SiSilicon
Siⓘ BiotiteK(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
Siⓘ Cordierite(Mg,Fe)2Al3(AlSi5O18)
Siⓘ Gedrite◻{Mg2}{Mg3Al2}(Al2Si6O22)(OH)2
Siⓘ QuartzSiO2
Siⓘ SapphirineMg4(Mg3Al9)O4[Si3Al9O36]
Siⓘ SillimaniteAl2(SiO4)O
Siⓘ Plagioclase(Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi2]O8
Siⓘ Garnet GroupX3Z2(SiO4)3
PPhosphorus
Pⓘ ApatiteCa5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH)
ClChlorine
Clⓘ ApatiteCa5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH)
KPotassium
Kⓘ BiotiteK(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
CaCalcium
Caⓘ Plagioclase(Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi2]O8
Caⓘ ApatiteCa5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH)
TiTitanium
Tiⓘ BiotiteK(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
Tiⓘ RutileTiO2
FeIron
Feⓘ BiotiteK(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
Feⓘ Cordierite(Mg,Fe)2Al3(AlSi5O18)

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Wikipedia:https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nuwara_Eliya_District
Wikidata ID:Q1583950
GeoNames ID:1232781

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Sri Lanka

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