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Ceylon

Occurrence in Sri Lanka with commodities Thorium, Rhodium
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  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Commodities
  6. Materials information
  7. Nearby scientific data
  8. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  9. Links to other databases
  10. Bibliographic references
  11. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10038981
MRDS ID M046479
Record type Site
Current site name Ceylon

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Approximate
Geographic coordinates: 80.70504, 7.60892 (WGS84)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Sri Lanka(country)

Geographic areas

Country
Sri Lanka

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Thorium Secondary
Rhodium Critical Tertiary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Thorianite Ore

Analytical data

Result THORIUM SAMPLE = .008% RH BY WT.

Nearby scientific data

Approximate (1) 80.70504, 7.60892
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Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Occurrence
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    QUIRING, 1962, DIE METALLISCHEN ROHSTOFFE: PLATINMETALLE 16 BAND, ENKE VERLAG STUTTGART, P. 133

  • Deposit

    JAKOB AND TOOCZKO, 1911: ANZ. KRAKAU, AKAD. A, P. 560

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-MAR-1976 Blair, Will N. U.S. Geological Survey

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Supplemental information added by qvyshift.com. Not part of the original USGS MRDS record.

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