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Ch. 2: Gems in Ceylon

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144                                MINERALS IN CEYLON.
25.    Dolomite, with large crystal of mica. Nonpareil, Bilhuloya.
26.    Dolomite, with epidote, &c. Aluwihara. Matale.
27.    Dolomite, with pyrites and other crystals. Kurunegala.
28.    Dolomite, with garnets, epidote, mica. Wilson's Bungalow.
29.     Dolomite, with blue spinel iron, mica. Wariapola, Matale.
30.    Dolomite, very compact. Wilson's Bungalow.
31.    Dolomite, with black weathered surface. Wattegoda, Dimbula.
32.    Dolomite, large yellow free crj-stals. Kurunegala.
33.    Dolomite, with curious weathered surface and containing mica, iron plumbago, quartz, &c. Balangoda.
34-    Dolomite, very impure, abounding in quartz and shewing a peculiar weathering. Great Western, Dimbula.
35-    Kaolin, red, impure. Maturata.
36.    Kaolin, white, very pure. Xuwara Eliya.
37.    Manganese (black oxide). Katnapura.
38.    Iron, pyrites. Mahara.
39.    Felspar, decomposing. Xuwara .Eliya.
40.     Labradorite. Mahara Quarry.
41.    Rock crystal, smoky. Nuwara Eliya.
42.    Rock crystal, white pebble. Ratnapura.
43.    Sandstone with numerous shells. Talpitiya.
44.    Sandstone with magnetic iron in bands. Pamunugama.
45.    Sandstone with iron evenly distributed. Pamunugama.
46.    Sandstone, very dark. Pamunugama.
47.    Limestone from Jaffna (Cretaceous).
48.    Quartz (vein). Balangoda.
49.    Gneiss with silvery mica, green, blue, and red sapphire. Badulla.
50.    Talc, crystalline. Mahara Quarry.
51.    Gneiss with garnet. Top of Adam's Peak.
52.    Calcareous Tufa. Binteima.
53.    Clay from gem pits.
54.    Calcite. Matale.
55.    Felspar, crystal. Ythanside.
56.    Sapphire crystals. Ratnapura.
57.    Sapphire (star).
58.    Sapphire, white.
59.    Sapphire, yellow.
60. a Sapphire, parti-coloured.
61.    Corundum.
62.    Ruby.
63.    Amethyst, crystal.
64.    Amethyst, cut.
65.    Spinel. Ratnapura.
66.    Spinel. Wattegama.
67.    Zircon.
68; Zircon (cut). Matara diamond.
69.    Chrysoberyl.
70.    Chrysoberyl (cat's eye).
71.    Alexandrite.
72.    Garnets.
73.    Cinnamon stone.
74.    Cinnamon stone (cut).
75.    Tourmaline, crystal.
76.    Peridot of Ceylon.
77.    Moonstone.
yS. Moonstone, cut. 79. Quartz crystal;.
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