NATURAL RESOURCES OF INDIA
FOREST CONSERVATION IN INDIA
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Question
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Availability of which of the following minerals are associated with Kerala?
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Thorium
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Gypsum
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Bauxite clay and Gypsum
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Granite and gypsum
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Explanation:
Detailed explanation-1: -Monazite is an important ore of Thorium. The largest concentration of Monazite sand is on the Kerala coast.
Detailed explanation-2: -Thorium is obtained from the minerals monazite and thorianite (thorium dioxide). Thorium occurs as a significant impurity in the minerals zircon, titanite, gadolinite and betafite.
Detailed explanation-3: -Thorium is found in large quantities in the monazite sands of Kerala.
Detailed explanation-4: -Solution: Monazite sand, which is found in Kerala, is rich in thorium.
Detailed explanation-5: -The Monazite sands of Kerala is rich in thorium.
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