Minerals in Sri Lanka

Sri Lankan Graphite

Naturally occurring graphite is typically classified into three forms, viz; i) amorphous graphite, ii) flake graphite, and iii) vein graphite (Balas…

Logan Sapphire

Logan Sapphire (Sinhala: ලෝගන් නිල් මැණික; Tamil: லோகன் நீலக்கல்) is a world-famous faceted blue sapphire discovered from Sri Lanka. Sri Lankan sap…

Star of India (gem)

Star of India (Sinhala: ස්ටාර් ඔෆ් ඉන්ඩියා) is a world-famous blue star sapphire originating from Sri Lanka. .  It is a light-blue gray stone of 56…

Star of Bombay

Star of Bombay (Sinhala: ස්ටාර් ඔෆ් බොම්බේ) is a world-famous cabochon-cut star sapphire originating from Sri Lanka. The size, well-defined star, a…

Sri Lanka Iron Ore Deposits

The high-grade basement of Sri Lanka is composed of several iron ore deposits (Cooray, 1984) (Sinhala: ශ්‍රී ලංකාවේ යකඩ නිධි) . These can be groupe…

Buttala Iron Ore Deposit

The Buttala iron ore deposit (Sinhala: බුත්තල යකඩ නිධිය) is exposed in the village of Kukurampola, Monaragala District, Sri Lanka. It is located a…