Sri Lankan Lithosphere

Question 1

Types of rocks in the highland series

Answer 1

Metamorphosed igneus rocks

Such as metamorphosis acid rock and metamorphic basaults rock

• charnokite
• Dollerite
• codrolite
• granite
• quarts

Question 2

Where does the highland series spread

Answer 2

Hambanthota
Rakwanna mountain ranges
Trinkomalee
Mahaweli river valley

Question 3

Types of rock in the highland sereis

Answer 3

Charnokite
Kondelite
Dollerite
granite

Question 4

What types of rocks r there in the vijayan sereis

Answer 4

Hornblendes
Silicate
Geneiss
Quatzite

Question 5

Where do u find miocine rocks

Answer 5

Mulative
puttlam
Jaffna

Question 6

What type of miocine rocks do you find

Answer 6

Sedimentary lime stone

Question 7

Where is peat found

Answer 7

Muthurajawela
nuwaraeliya
bandarawela

Question 8

Where is thonirianite found

Answer 8

Rathnap

Question 9

Where is monazite found

Answer 9

Induruwa

kaikawala

Question 10

Where is limonite is found

Answer 10

Galle
mathara
rathnapura

Question 11

Where is magnatire found

Answer 11

Wilagedara puttlam

Question 12

Where is mineral sand deposits found

Answer 12

Pulmoddai

Nilawelimuulative

Question 13

What rypes of rocks are found in the vijayan sereis

Answer 13

Metarmophic igneus rocks

• Hornfels
• silicate
• Gneiss
• Quatzite

Question 14

Types of soil in the wet zone

Answer 14

Reddish brown lattasol
Red yellow podzol
Swamp and semi swamp soil

Question 15

Types of soil in the dry zone

Answer 15

Reddish brown earth
Non alkaline brown earth 
Red yellow latasol
Grumusols
Alkaline and saline soil

Question 16

Soil in both dry and wet zones

Answer 16

Regozols
Humic soil with poor drainage
Alluvial soil

Question 17

Where is reddish brown lattasol found

Answer 17

Kandy kegalle

Adgecent to marshylands
Colombo
Galle
Kalutara

Question 18

Graphite mines location

Answer 18

Bogala
Kahatagaha
dumbara
kahatagaha knada

wet zone

Question 19

Mineral sand location

Answer 19

Pulmudai
Kaikawala
Polakatuwa
Kudiramalai

Question 20

Apatite location

Answer 20

Eppawala

north central province

Question 21

Illuminate mineral percentages

Answer 21

70-72

Question 22

Rutile

Answer 22

8

Question 23

Zircon

Answer 23

8-10

Question 24

peat found in

Answer 24

muthurajawela
Nuwara eliya
bandarawela
diyathalawa

Question 25

thorianite found in

Answer 25

rathnapura

Question 26

monazite

Answer 26

kaikawala

induruwa

Question 27

liminaite found in

Answer 27

galle
mathara
rathnapura

Question 28

magnetite found in

Answer 28

puttlam

Question 29

graphite exported

Answer 29

USA

JAP

Question 30

MICA expoted

found in

Answer 30

JAP CHIN

central. uwa, north central and sabaragamuwa

Question 31

who identified 7 majour soil groups

Answer 31

SL Joachim

Question 32

who intro 12 soil groups

Answer 32

mooremen

C.R pannabokke

Question 33

intrusive igneus rocks are found in SL

Answer 33

thoniagala pink rock