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Wilagedera iron prospect, Kurunegala District, North Western Province, Sri Lankai
| Regional Level Types | |
|---|---|
| Wilagedera iron prospect | Prospect |
| Kurunegala District | District |
| North Western Province | Province |
| Sri Lanka | Country |
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
7° 19' 1'' North , 79° 57' 27'' East
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
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Nearest Settlements:
| Place | Population | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Minuwangoda | 7,772 (2012) | 16.8km |
| Katunayaka | 84,643 (2014) | 18.1km |
| Negombo | 137,223 (2012) | 18.1km |
| Kuliyapitiya | 6,877 (2012) | 19.1km |
| Gampaha | 9,350 (2012) | 25.6km |
Anandite-2M1 occurs as monomineralic veinlets and lenses in a banded magnetite deposit capped by banded magnetite-barite rock. The ore zone and associated interbedded calc-schists and gneisses are of metasedimentary origin, of approximately granulite facies grade.
Essentially a surface deposit with some sub-surface reserve. Probably non-economic.
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Standard Detailed Gallery Strunz Chemical ElementsMineral List
6 valid minerals. 1 (TL) - type locality of valid minerals.
Rock Types Recorded
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Alphabetical List Tree DiagramDetailed Mineral List:
| ⓘ Anandite (TL) Formula: (Ba,K)(Fe2+,Mg)3((Si,Al,Fe)4O10)(S,OH)2 Type Locality: |
| ⓘ Baryte Formula: BaSO4 |
| ⓘ Chalcopyrite Formula: CuFeS2 |
| ⓘ Magnetite Formula: Fe2+Fe3+2O4 |
| ⓘ Pyrite Formula: FeS2 |
| ⓘ Pyrrhotite Formula: Fe1-xS |
Gallery:
List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
| Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| ⓘ | Chalcopyrite | 2.CB.10a | CuFeS2 |
| ⓘ | Pyrrhotite | 2.CC.10 | Fe1-xS |
| ⓘ | Pyrite | 2.EB.05a | FeS2 |
| Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides | |||
| ⓘ | Magnetite | 4.BB.05 | Fe2+Fe3+2O4 |
| Group 7 - Sulphates, Chromates, Molybdates and Tungstates | |||
| ⓘ | Baryte | 7.AD.35 | BaSO4 |
| Group 9 - Silicates | |||
| ⓘ | Anandite (TL) | 9.EC.35 | (Ba,K)(Fe2+,Mg)3((Si,Al,Fe)4O10)(S,OH)2 |
List of minerals for each chemical element
| H | Hydrogen | |
|---|---|---|
| H | ⓘ Anandite | (Ba,K)(Fe2+,Mg)3((Si,Al,Fe)4O10)(S,OH)2 |
| O | Oxygen | |
| O | ⓘ Anandite | (Ba,K)(Fe2+,Mg)3((Si,Al,Fe)4O10)(S,OH)2 |
| O | ⓘ Baryte | BaSO4 |
| O | ⓘ Magnetite | Fe2+Fe23+O4 |
| Mg | Magnesium | |
| Mg | ⓘ Anandite | (Ba,K)(Fe2+,Mg)3((Si,Al,Fe)4O10)(S,OH)2 |
| Al | Aluminium | |
| Al | ⓘ Anandite | (Ba,K)(Fe2+,Mg)3((Si,Al,Fe)4O10)(S,OH)2 |
| Si | Silicon | |
| Si | ⓘ Anandite | (Ba,K)(Fe2+,Mg)3((Si,Al,Fe)4O10)(S,OH)2 |
| S | Sulfur | |
| S | ⓘ Anandite | (Ba,K)(Fe2+,Mg)3((Si,Al,Fe)4O10)(S,OH)2 |
| S | ⓘ Baryte | BaSO4 |
| S | ⓘ Chalcopyrite | CuFeS2 |
| S | ⓘ Pyrite | FeS2 |
| S | ⓘ Pyrrhotite | Fe1-xS |
| K | Potassium | |
| K | ⓘ Anandite | (Ba,K)(Fe2+,Mg)3((Si,Al,Fe)4O10)(S,OH)2 |
| Fe | Iron | |
| Fe | ⓘ Anandite | (Ba,K)(Fe2+,Mg)3((Si,Al,Fe)4O10)(S,OH)2 |
| Fe | ⓘ Chalcopyrite | CuFeS2 |
| Fe | ⓘ Magnetite | Fe2+Fe23+O4 |
| Fe | ⓘ Pyrite | FeS2 |
| Fe | ⓘ Pyrrhotite | Fe1-xS |
| Cu | Copper | |
| Cu | ⓘ Chalcopyrite | CuFeS2 |
| Ba | Barium | |
| Ba | ⓘ Anandite | (Ba,K)(Fe2+,Mg)3((Si,Al,Fe)4O10)(S,OH)2 |
| Ba | ⓘ Baryte | BaSO4 |
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