Geochemical characterization of monazite sands based on rare earth elements, thorium and uranium from a natural high background radiation area in Tamil Nadu, India
Nimelan Veerasamy, Rajamanickam Murugan, Sharayu Kasar, Kazumasa Inoue, Norbert Kávási, S. Balakrishnan, Hideki Arae, Masahiro Fukushi, Sarata Kumar Sahoo
Topics & Concepts
MonazitePlacer miningGeologyThoriumGeochemistryUraniumCharnockiteRadionuclidePlacer depositUranium oreRare earthSedimentMineralogyGranuliteZirconGeomorphologyStructural basinMaterials scienceQuantum mechanicsPhysicsMetallurgyFaciesRadioactivity and Radon MeasurementsRadioactive element chemistry and processingGeochemistry and Elemental Analysis