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Bogala Mine, Bogala, Kegalle District, Sabaragamuwa Province, Sri Lankai
| Regional Level Types | |
|---|---|
| Bogala Mine | Mine |
| Bogala | - not defined - |
| Kegalle District | District |
| Sabaragamuwa Province | Province |
| Sri Lanka | Country |
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
7° 6' 57'' North , 80° 18' 36'' East
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
Type:
Köppen climate type:
Nearest Settlements:
| Place | Population | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Kegalle | 17,962 (2017) | 15.6km |
| Kadugannawa | 1,214 (2012) | 28.2km |
| Gampola | 24,730 (2012) | 29.1km |
| Hanwella Ihala | 22,918 (2018) | 34.4km |
| Gampaha | 9,350 (2012) | 35.2km |
Other/historical names associated with this locality:
Bogala deposit
A graphite mine owned by Mining & Mineral Development Corporation. Has veins in charnokite.
Also a large vein of syenite pegmatite (Silva, 1987).
Select Mineral List Type
Standard Detailed Gallery Strunz Chemical ElementsDetailed Mineral List:
| ⓘ Calcite Formula: CaCO3 |
| ⓘ Graphite Formula: C |
| ⓘ Pyrite Formula: FeS2 |
List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
| Group 1 - Elements | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| ⓘ | Graphite | 1.CB.05a | C |
| Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts | |||
| ⓘ | Pyrite | 2.EB.05a | FeS2 |
| Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates | |||
| ⓘ | Calcite | 5.AB.05 | CaCO3 |
List of minerals for each chemical element
| C | Carbon | |
|---|---|---|
| C | ⓘ Calcite | CaCO3 |
| C | ⓘ Graphite | C |
| O | Oxygen | |
| O | ⓘ Calcite | CaCO3 |
| S | Sulfur | |
| S | ⓘ Pyrite | FeS2 |
| Ca | Calcium | |
| Ca | ⓘ Calcite | CaCO3 |
| Fe | Iron | |
| Fe | ⓘ Pyrite | FeS2 |
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References
Bastin, Edson Sunderland (1912) The graphite deposits of Ceylon; a review of present knowledge with a description of a similar graphite deposit near Dillon, Montana. Economic Geology, 7 (5) 419-443 doi:10.2113/gsecongeo.7.5.419
Erdosh, George (1970) Geology of Bogala mine, Ceylon and the origin of vein-type graphite. Mineralium Deposita, 5 (4) 375-382 doi:10.1007/bf00206734
Mancuso, Joseph J., Seavoy, Ronald E. (1981) Precambrian coal or anthraxolite; a source for graphite in high-grade schists and gneisses. Economic Geology, 76 (4) 951-954 doi:10.2113/gsecongeo.76.4.951
Silva, K. K. M. W. (1987) Mineralization and wall-rock alteration at the Bogala graphite deposit, Bulathkohupitiya, Sri Lanka. Economic Geology, 82 (7) 1710-1722 doi:10.2113/gsecongeo.82.7.1710
Bogala Mine, Bogala, Kegalle District, Sabaragamuwa Province, Sri Lanka