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Geology and the origin of the corundum-bearing skarn at Bakamuna, Sri Lanka

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A corundum-bearing skarn deposit was discovered in the Bakumuna area. The geology, petrology, and geochemistry of the deposit were studied. The skarn deposit comprises three mineralogically different zones, and the corundum is chiefly mineralized in the outermost zone. The deposit formed by the reaction of late magmatic fluids with the marble which eventually enriched the fluids with Al, causing Al2O3 to precipitate as corundum.

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  1. Department of Geology, University of Peradeniya, Peradeniya, Sri Lanka

    K. K. M. W. Silva & C. H. E. R. Siriwardena

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Silva, K.K.M.W., Siriwardena, C.H.E.R. Geology and the origin of the corundum-bearing skarn at Bakamuna, Sri Lanka. Mineral. Deposita 23, 186–190 (1988). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00204299

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