NET, IAS, State-SET (KSET, WBSET, MPSET, etc.), GATE, CUET, Olympiads etc.: Indian Geography Atomic Minerals
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Atomic Minerals
Uranium
- Singbhum, Gaya, Hazaribagh, Saharanpur՚s sedimentary rocks in U. P,
- The greatest source of Uranium is monagite sand.
- India produces only 2% of world uranium.
Thorium
- Also derived from monazite which contains 10% thoria and 0.3% Urania.
- It is found in Kerala, Bihar, Tamilnadu and Rajasthan.
Beryllium Oxide
- It is used as moderator in nuclear reactors.
Lithium
- Found in spodumene and lepodolite.
- In Bihar and Bastar (M. P) .
Zirconium
- Found in Kerala, Ranchi and Hazaribagh.