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Puttalam District, North Western Province, Sri Lankai
Regional Level Types
Puttalam DistrictDistrict
North Western ProvinceProvince
Sri LankaCountry

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Largest Settlements:
PlacePopulation
Puttalam45,661 (2012)
Chilaw24,712 (2012)
Mindat Locality ID:
214436
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:214436:1
GUID (UUID V4):
0
Other Languages:
French:
Puttalam, Province du Nord-Ouest, Sri Lanka
German:
Puttalam, Nordwestprovinz, Sri Lanka
Italian:
Distretto di Puttalam, provincia Nord-Occidentale, Sri Lanka
Russian:
Путталам, Северо-Западная провинция, Шри-Ланка
Simplified Chinese:
普塔勒姆區, 西北省, 斯里蘭卡
Sinhalese:
පුත්තලම දිස්ත්‍රික්කය, වයඹ පළාත, ශ්‍රී ලංකාව
Spanish:
Distrito de Puttalam, Provincia Noroeste, Sri Lanka
Tamil:
புத்தளம், வடமேல் மாகாணம், இலங்கை
Arabic:
مديرية بوتالام, المقاطعة الشمالية الغربية , سريلانكا
Bengali:
পোতালাম জেলা, উত্তর পশ্চিমাঞ্চল প্রদেশ, শ্রীলঙ্কা
Cebuano:
Puttalam District, North Western Province, Sri Lanka
Danish:
Puttalam District, Sri Lanka
Dutch:
Puttalam, Noordwestelijke Provincie, Sri Lanka
Farsi/Persian:
ناحیه پوتالام, استان شمال غربی، سری‌لانکا, سری‌لانکا
Finnish:
Puttalamin piirikunta, Sri Lankan luoteisprovinssi, Sri Lanka
Georgian:
პუტალამის ოლქი, ჩრდილო-დასავლეთი პროვინცია, შრი-ლანკა
Greek:
Πουτταλάμ, Βορειοδυτική επαρχία, Σρι Λάνκα
Gujarati:
પુટ્ટલમ જિલ્લો, શ્રીલંકા
Hindi:
पुत्तलम जिला, उत्तर पश्चिमी प्रान्त, श्रीलंका
Indonesian:
Distrik Puttalam, Provinsi Barat Laut, Sri Lanka
Japanese:
プッタラム県, 北西部州, スリランカ
Kannada:
ಪುಟ್ಟಲಮ್ ಜಿಲ್ಲೆ, ಶ್ರೀಲಂಕಾ
Korean:
푸탈람 구, 북서부 주, 스리랑카
Latvian:
Puttalamas distrikts, Šrilanka
Lithuanian:
Putalamo apskritis, Šri Lanka
Malay:
Puttalam District, Sri Lanka
Marathi:
पत्तलम जिल्हा, वायव्य प्रांत, श्रीलंका
Norwegian:
Puttalam distrikt, Sri Lanka
Polish:
Dystrykt Puttalam, Prowincja Północno-Zachodnia, Sri Lanka
Portuguese:
Distrito de Puttalam, Noroeste, Sri Lanka
Swedish:
Puttalam District, Nordvästprovinsen, Sri Lanka
Telugu:
పుట్టాలం జిల్లా, శ్రీలంక
Thai:
เขตปุตตาลัม, ศรีลังกา
Turkish:
Puttalam District, Sri Lanka
Ukrainian:
Путталам, Північно-Західна провінція, Шрі-Ланка
Urdu:
پٹلم ضلع, شمال مغربی صوبہ، سری لنکا, سری لنکا
Vietnamese:
Quận Puttalam, Sri Lanka
Western Punjabi:
ضلع پوتالم, 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

5 valid minerals.

Detailed Mineral List:

ⓘ 'Garnet Group'
Formula: X3Z2(SiO4)3
ⓘ Ilmenite
Formula: Fe2+TiO3
ⓘ 'Leucoxene'
ⓘ Magnetite
Formula: Fe2+Fe3+2O4
ⓘ 'Monazite Group'
Formula: REE(PO4)
ⓘ Rutile
Formula: TiO2
ⓘ Sillimanite
Formula: Al2(SiO4)O
ⓘ Zircon
Formula: Zr(SiO4)

Gallery:

List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
ⓘMagnetite4.BB.05Fe2+Fe3+2O4
ⓘIlmenite4.CB.05Fe2+TiO3
ⓘRutile4.DB.05TiO2
Group 9 - Silicates
ⓘZircon9.AD.30Zr(SiO4)
ⓘSillimanite9.AF.05Al2(SiO4)O
Unclassified
ⓘ'Monazite Group'-REE(PO4)
ⓘ'Leucoxene'-
ⓘ'Garnet Group'-X3Z2(SiO4)3

List of minerals for each chemical element

OOxygen
Oⓘ IlmeniteFe2+TiO3
Oⓘ MagnetiteFe2+Fe23+O4
Oⓘ Monazite GroupREE(PO4)
Oⓘ RutileTiO2
Oⓘ SillimaniteAl2(SiO4)O
Oⓘ ZirconZr(SiO4)
Oⓘ Garnet GroupX3Z2(SiO4)3
AlAluminium
Alⓘ SillimaniteAl2(SiO4)O
SiSilicon
Siⓘ SillimaniteAl2(SiO4)O
Siⓘ ZirconZr(SiO4)
Siⓘ Garnet GroupX3Z2(SiO4)3
PPhosphorus
Pⓘ Monazite GroupREE(PO4)
TiTitanium
Tiⓘ IlmeniteFe2+TiO3
Tiⓘ RutileTiO2
FeIron
Feⓘ IlmeniteFe2+TiO3
Feⓘ MagnetiteFe2+Fe23+O4
ZrZirconium
Zrⓘ ZirconZr(SiO4)

Fossils

There are 4 fossil localities from the PaleoBioDB database within this region.

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Occurrences76
Youngest Fossil Listed0.78 Ma (Pleistocene)
Oldest Fossil Listed164 Ma (Middle Jurassic)
Stratigraphic Units
UnitNo. OccurrencesAge
Jaffna Limestone120.44 - 15.97 Ma (Miocene)
Jaffna - Malu Deposit2623.03 - 5.333 Ma (Miocene)
Fossils from RegionClick here to show the list.
Accepted NameHierarchy Age
Archaias
genus
Chromista : Foraminifera : Tubothalamea : Miliolida : Soritidae : Archaias23.03 - 15.97 Ma
Miocene
Chlamys
genus
Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Pectinida : Pectinidae : Chlamys23.03 - 5.333 Ma
Miocene
Ostrea
genus
Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Ostreida : Ostreidae : Ostraea23.03 - 5.333 Ma
Miocene
Placuna
genus
Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Pectinida : Placunidae : Placuna23.03 - 5.333 Ma
Miocene
Tellina
genus
Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Cardiida : Tellinidae : Tellina23.03 - 5.333 Ma
Miocene
Isurus
genus
Animalia : Chordata : Elasmobranchii : Lamniformes : Lamnidae : Isurus23.03 - 5.333 Ma
Miocene
Galeocerdo
genus
Animalia : Chordata : Elasmobranchii : Carcharhiniformes : Carcharhinidae : Galeocerdo23.03 - 5.333 Ma
Miocene
Aetobatus
genus
Animalia : Chordata : Chondrichthyes : Myliobatiformes : Myliobatidae : Aetobatus23.03 - 5.333 Ma
Miocene
Myliobatis
genus
Animalia : Chordata : Elasmobranchii : Myliobatiformes : Myliobatidae : Myliobatis23.03 - 5.333 Ma
Miocene
Callyodon
genus
Animalia : Chordata : Actinopteri : Perciformes : Callyodon23.03 - 5.333 Ma
Miocene
Labrodon
genus
Animalia : Chordata : Actinopteri : Labriformes : Labridae : Labrodon23.03 - 5.333 Ma
Miocene
Scarus
genus
Animalia : Chordata : Actinopteri : Labriformes : Scaridae : Scarus23.03 - 5.333 Ma
Miocene
Diodon
genus
Animalia : Chordata : Actinopteri : Tetraodontiformes : Diodontidae : Diodon23.03 - 5.333 Ma
Miocene
Cetacea
order
Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Cetacea23.03 - 5.333 Ma
Miocene
Metaxytherium
genus
Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Sirenia : Dugongidae : Metaxytherium23.03 - 5.333 Ma
Miocene
Geoemyda
genus
Animalia : Chordata : Reptilia : Testudines : Geoemydidae : Geoemyda23.03 - 5.333 Ma
Miocene
Elephas
genus
Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Proboscidea : Elephantidae : Elephas2.588 - 0.781 Ma
Pleistocene
Elatocladus
genus
Plantae : Tracheophyta : Pinopsida : Pinales : Podocarpaceae : Elatocladus163.5 - 145 Ma
Jurassic
Coniopteris
genus
Plantae : Tracheophyta : Polypodiopsida : Cyatheales : Dicksoniaceae : Coniopteris163.5 - 145 Ma
Jurassic
Cladophlebis
genus
Plantae : Tracheophyta : Polypodiopsida : Osmundales : Osmundaceae : Cladophlebis163.5 - 145 Ma
Jurassic
Sphenopteris
genus
Plantae : Tracheophyta : Lyginopteridaceae : Sphenopteris163.5 - 145 Ma
Jurassic
Taeniopteris
genus
Plantae : Tracheophyta : Cycadopsida : Cycadales : Crossozamiaceae : Taeniopteris163.5 - 145 Ma
Jurassic
Otozamites
genus
Plantae : Tracheophyta : Cycadopsida : Otozamites163.5 - 145 Ma
Jurassic
Ptilophyllum
genus
Plantae : Tracheophyta : Cycadopsida : Cycadales : Ptilophyllum163.5 - 145 Ma
Jurassic
Araucarites
genus
Plantae : Tracheophyta : Pinopsida : Pinales : Araucariaceae : Araucarites163.5 - 145 Ma
Jurassic
Brachyphyllum
genus
Plantae : Tracheophyta : Pinopsida : Pinales : Araucariaceae : Brachyphyllum163.5 - 145 Ma
Jurassic
Mimachlamys senatoria
species
Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Pectinida : Pectinidae : Chlamys : Mimachlamys senatoria23.03 - 15.97 Ma
Miocene
Miodugong brevicranius
species
Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Sirenia : Dugongidae : Miodugong : Miodugong brevicranius23.03 - 5.333 Ma
Miocene
Miosynechodus mora
species
Animalia : Chordata : Chondrichthyes : Hybodontiformes : Hybodontidae : Miosynechodus : Miosynechodus mora23.03 - 5.333 Ma
Miocene
Trygon sinhaleyus
species
Animalia : Chordata : Chondrichthyes : Plagiostomi : Trygon : Trygon sinhaleyus23.03 - 5.333 Ma
Miocene
Otolithus (Chrysophris)
subgenus
Animalia : Chordata : Actinopteri : Spariformes : Sparidae : Otolithus (Chrysophris)23.03 - 5.333 Ma
Miocene
Labrodon angustidentatus
species
Animalia : Chordata : Actinopteri : Labriformes : Labridae : Labrodon : Labrodon angustidentatus23.03 - 5.333 Ma
Miocene
Geoemyda striata
species
Animalia : Chordata : Reptilia : Testudines : Geoemydidae : Geoemyda : Geoemyda striata23.03 - 5.333 Ma
Miocene
Hexaprotodon sivalensis
species
Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Artiodactyla : Hippopotamidae : Hexaprotodon : Hexaprotodon sivalensis2.588 - 0.781 Ma
Pleistocene
Glyphis
genus
Animalia : Chordata : Elasmobranchii : Carcharhiniformes : Carcharhinidae : Glyphis23.03 - 5.333 Ma
Miocene
Galeocerdo cuvieri
species
Animalia : Chordata : Chondrichthyes : Carchariniformes : Carcharhinidae : Galeocerdo : Galeocerdo cuvieri23.03 - 5.333 Ma
Miocene
Desmiophyllum
genus
Plantae : Tracheophyta : Pinopsida : Czekanowskiaceae : Desmiophyllum163.5 - 145 Ma
Jurassic
Miotestudo ibba
species
Animalia : Chordata : Reptilia : Testudines : Testudinidae : Miotestudo : Miotestudo ibba23.03 - 5.333 Ma
Miocene
Miocaretta lankae
species
Animalia : Chordata : Reptilia : Testudines : Cheloniidae : Miocaretta : Miocaretta lankae23.03 - 5.333 Ma
Miocene
Galeolamna gangetica
species
Animalia : Chordata : Chondrichthyes : Odontaspidida : Isuridae : Galeolamna : Galeolamna gangetica23.03 - 5.333 Ma
Miocene
Galeolamna
genus
Animalia : Chordata : Chondrichthyes : Odontaspidida : Isuridae : Galeolamna23.03 - 5.333 Ma
Miocene
Testudinata
unranked clade
Animalia : Chordata : Reptilia : Testudinata23.03 - 5.333 Ma
Miocene
Nilsonia
genus
Plantae : Cycadophyta : Cycadopsida : Cycadales : Nilsonia163.5 - 145 Ma
Jurassic
Leucosia unidentata
species
Animalia : Arthropoda : Malacostraca : Decapoda : Leucosiidae : Leucosia : Leucosia unidentata23.03 - 5.333 Ma
Miocene
Anomozamites
genus
Anomozamites163.5 - 145 Ma
Jurassic
Rhinoceros sivalensis
species
Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Perissodactyla : Rhinocerotidae : Rhinoceros : Rhinoceros sivalensis2.588 - 0.781 Ma
Pleistocene
Fossil LocalitiesClick to show 4 fossil localities

Other Databases

Wikipedia:https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Puttalam_District
Wikidata ID:Q1665318
GeoNames ID:1229292

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