O	Oxygen
O	ⓘ Ilmenite	Fe²⁺TiO₃
O	ⓘ Monazite Group	REE(PO₄)
O	ⓘ Rutile	TiO₂
O	ⓘ Zircon	Zr(SiO₄)
Si	Silicon
Si	ⓘ Zircon	Zr(SiO₄)
P	Phosphorus
P	ⓘ Monazite Group	REE(PO₄)
Ti	Titanium
Ti	ⓘ Ilmenite	Fe²⁺TiO₃
Ti	ⓘ Rutile	TiO₂
Fe	Iron
Fe	ⓘ Ilmenite	Fe²⁺TiO₃
Zr	Zirconium
Zr	ⓘ Zircon	Zr(SiO₄)

Fossils

There are 1 fossil locality from the PaleoBioDB database within this region.

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Occurrences

Youngest Fossil Listed

5.33 Ma (Miocene)

Oldest Fossil Listed

11.6 Ma (Miocene)

Stratigraphic Units

Unit	No. Occurrences	Age
Mala beds	1	11.608 - 5.333 Ma (Miocene)

Fossils from Region

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Accepted Name	Hierarchy	Age
Bolbometopon genus	Animalia : Chordata : Actinopteri : Labriformes : Scaridae : *Bolbometopon*	11.608 - 5.333 Ma Miocene

Fossil Localities

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Sri Lanka

Eastern Province
- Miocene🐚 Dutch Bay

Other Databases

Wikipedia:	https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trincomalee_District
Wikidata ID:	Q1493318
GeoNames ID:	1226258

Localities in this Region

Sri Lanka

Eastern Province
- Trincomalee District
  - ⭔Pulmoddai
    - Pulmoddai mine

Other Regions, Features and Areas that Intersect

Indian Plate (India Plate)Tectonic Plate

Wanni ComplexOrogenic Belt

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