what turned monazite sand into a higly valuable resource
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Due to the alpha decay of thorium and uranium, monazite contains a significant amount of helium, which can be extracted by heating. Monazite is an important ore for thorium, lanthanum, and cerium. ... India, Madagascar, and South Africa have large deposits of monazite sands..
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The radioactive thorium is present in monazite sand. So it is highly valuable because thorium can be extracted from monazite sand for use as a nuclear fuel.
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