GK
WORLD GEOGRAPHY
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uranium
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gemstones
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coal
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iron ore
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Detailed explanation-1: -Sri Lanka the Land of Sapphires. Sri Lanka is a household name in gem mining. One of the top producers of naturally sourced sapphires. And is the home to 70 of the world’s 200 varieties of coloured stones, including its best-known export, the Ceylon or Blue sapphire.
Detailed explanation-2: -Most of the brown and yellowish-brown varieties are located mainly around Uva, Ratnapura and Tissamaharama regions in Sri Lanka while Lunugala, Bibile, Passara, Nilgala region, Horana, Matugama, Pelawatte, Morawaka, Deniyaya, Rakwana areas in the country also produce impressive specimens.
Detailed explanation-3: -Sri Lanka is home to some of the most valuable and unique gemstones in the world such as Ceylon Sapphire varieties including Padparadscha and Blue Sapphires. The country is celebrated for high prized large sapphires and Star Sapphires.