| Locality type: | Mine |
| Classification |
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| Species: | Corundum var: Sapphire |
| Formula: | Al2O3 |
| Confirmation |
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| Validity: | Believed Valid |
| Data |
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| Mineral Data: | Click here to view Sapphire data |
| Locality Data: | Click here to view Passara Gem Mine, Badulla, Badulla District, Uva Province, Sri Lanka |
| Photo Gallery | View Gallery (10 photos) |
| Data Identifiers |
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| Mindat Occurrence Record ID: | 514232 |
| Long-form Identifier: | 1:3:514232:3 |
| GUID (UUID V4): | 0 |
| Nearest other occurrences of Sapphire |
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| 20.7km (12.8 miles) | ⓘGalbokka, Wellawaya, Monaragala District, Uva Province, Sri Lanka |
| 26.5km (16.5 miles) | ⓘOkkampitiya, Monaragala District, Uva Province, Sri Lanka |
| 52.3km (32.5 miles) | ⓘAluthnuwara, Ratnapura District, Sabaragamuwa Province, Sri Lanka |
| 61.2km (38.0 miles) | ⓘKataragama (Katharagama; Katirkamam), Monaragala District, Uva Province, Sri Lanka |
| 64.4km (40.0 miles) | ⓘThammannawa corundum deposit, Monaragala District, Uva Province, Sri Lanka |
| 98.5km (61.2 miles) | ⓘEhiliyagoda (Ehaliyagoda; Ehelliyagoda), Ratnapura, Ratnapura District, Sabaragamuwa Province, Sri Lanka |
| References |
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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. |
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Passara Gem Mine, Badulla, Badulla District, Uva Province, Sri Lanka