Textural and Chemical Characters of Lean Grade Placer Monazite of Bramhagiri Coast, Odisha, India

The present study aims to investigate the textural, mineralogical and geochemical characteristics of lean grade placer monazite from Bramhagiri beach sand deposit assess possibility for its use in industrial applications. bulk back dune with 18 samples showed elements uranium thorium traces, phosphorus calcium minor amounts, alumina, silica titanium major amounts. Since apatite was absent this deposit, P Ca were attributed only. Based on chemical analysis, it established that mineral exists deposit. is generally below −150- +90-micron size range, concentration around 0.01% by weight. structural data complete analysis Ce-monazite. monazites other heavy sands deposits derived Eastern Ghats, which closely resembles composition khondalite, charnockite, leptynite pegmatite groups rocks. Ghats’ provenance appears be primary source assemblages Thus, these are granulite facies metamorphic rocks such as khondalites charnockites Ghats group Garnet mineral, following ilmenite sillimanite. Zircon, rutile minerals All well liberated have uniform shapes variable densities ranges, different magnetic, electrical surface properties. Hence, occurrences economic importance. Further, can recovered individually