Faculty of Engineering, Earth Resources Engineering: Recent submissions

  • Mineralogical, textural and fluid inclusion studies of corundum and spinel in Sri Lanka 
    Francis, MDPL [Thesis-Abstract]
    Corundum and spinel are the most prominent gem minerals found in Sri Lanka that account for more than half its gem exports. Further, Sri Lanka is a major supplier of top quality sapphire. The main objective of this study ...
  • Communicating data quality in a GIS environment 
    Thavalingam, K [Thesis-Abstract]
    The GIS database is a digital representation of the real world. Any abstract of reality will contain discrepancies from its source. With traditional methods many of the problems are visible and the skilled map analyst makes ...
  • Heat treatment of gems with special emphasis on geuda stones 
    Peiris, BPS [Thesis-Abstract]
    Detailed literature survey is presented on gem minerals, corundum family of gems, colour in gem s tones and heat treatments. Physical and chemical investigations on gem minerals are conducted to understand the nature of ...
  • Effect of solids on a pinched sluice concentrator 
    Jeyadeva, B
    The pinched sluice concentrator is a device for the separation of heavy minerals particularly beach sands. They come in a variety of size and shapes and have been extensively used in the beach industry, for over a century. ...