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Indian geography (minerals): Identify India’s most extensive commercially valuable monazite (thorium) sand deposits. Focus on coastal placer deposits known for thorium-bearing monazite sands. Choose the correct location.

Difficulty: Easy

Correct Answer: Kerala coast (Travancore–Malabar belt)

Explanation:

Given/Context

  • Monazite sands rich in thorium occur in beach placers.


Reasoning
India’s best-known extensive monazite placers are along the Kerala coast (e.g., near Kollam/Quilon and Aluva), with additional significant pockets in Tamil Nadu and Odisha. The most extensive, commercially valuable deposits are classically associated with Kerala’s Travancore–Malabar belt.


Final Answer
Kerala coast (Travancore–Malabar belt).

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