Prelims · 4 Indian Geography · 4.7 Minerals and energy resources

4.7.5 Atomic minerals: uranium, thorium and monazite sands

India's uranium lies in old Dharwar rocks of Jharkhand, Andhra Pradesh and Meghalaya, while its thorium comes from monazite in the beach sands of Kerala, Tamil Nadu, Odisha and Andhra Pradesh.

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Key terms

  • uranium
  • thorium
  • monazite
  • ilmenite
  • rutile
  • Jaduguda
  • Tummalapalle
  • Domiasiat
  • IREL
  • AMD

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