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Sapphire from
Okkampitiya, Monaragala District, Uva Province, Sri Lanka


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Sapphire

Okkampitiya, Monaragala District, Uva Province, Sri Lanka
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Sapphire

Okkampitiya, Monaragala District, Uva Province, Sri Lanka
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Sapphire

Okkampitiya, Monaragala District, Uva Province, Sri Lanka
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Sapphire

Okkampitiya, Monaragala District, Uva Province, Sri Lanka
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Sapphire

Okkampitiya, Monaragala District, Uva Province, Sri Lanka
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Sapphire

Okkampitiya, Monaragala District, Uva Province, Sri Lanka
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Sapphire

Okkampitiya, Monaragala District, Uva Province, Sri Lanka
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Sapphire

Okkampitiya, Monaragala District, Uva Province, Sri Lanka
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Sapphire

Okkampitiya, Monaragala District, Uva Province, Sri Lanka
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Sapphire

Okkampitiya, Monaragala District, Uva Province, Sri Lanka
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Sapphire

Okkampitiya, Monaragala District, Uva Province, Sri Lanka
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Sapphire

Okkampitiya, Monaragala District, Uva Province, Sri Lanka
Locality type:Village
Classification
Species:Corundum var: Sapphire
Formula:Al2O3
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Sapphire data
Locality Data:Click here to view Okkampitiya, Monaragala District, Uva Province, Sri Lanka
Photo GalleryView Gallery (2 photos)
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:150279
Long-form Identifier:1:3:150279:4
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Sapphire
26.5km (16.5 miles) ⓘPassara Gem Mine, Badulla, Badulla District, Uva Province, Sri Lanka
26.5km (16.5 miles) ⓘGalbokka, Wellawaya, Monaragala District, Uva Province, Sri Lanka
37.8km (23.5 miles) ⓘKataragama (Katharagama; Katirkamam), Monaragala District, Uva Province, Sri Lanka
42.5km (26.4 miles) ⓘThammannawa corundum deposit, Monaragala District, Uva Province, Sri Lanka
62.2km (38.6 miles) ⓘAluthnuwara, Ratnapura District, Sabaragamuwa Province, Sri Lanka
References
Shigley, J. E., Dirlam, D. M., Laurs, B. M., Boehm, E. W., Bosshart, G., & Larson, W. F. (2000). Gem localities of the 1990s. Gems & Gemology, 36(4), 292-335.
Mathavan, V., Kalubandara, S. T., Fernando, G.W.A.R. (2000) Occurrences of two new types of gem deposits in the Okkampitiya gem field, Sri Lanka. The Journal of Gemmology, 27 (2) 65-72 doi:10.15506/jog.2000.27.2.65
 
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