Discussion
The most extensive, commercially useful source of thorium as monazite sand occurs in India at
Answer: B
Monazite sand is found on the Travancore coast of Kerala.
The beach sands of Chavara and Manavalakurichi are among the richest monazite deposits in the world. Monazite is a phosphate of cerium and other rare earths containing about 8–10 per cent thorium, and India's thorium reserves are the basis of the third stage of its nuclear power programme.
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