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Re: thoria and tungsten



Original poster: Mike <megavolts61@xxxxxxxxx>

25 million mantles at 0.25 g each.. 6000 kg of thorium a year.. I
suspect it's a byproduct of the nuclear fuel industry.

I would guess that thorium is in the minerals associated with uranium ore, as a daughter product, but a large source is monazite sand found in the southeast part of the US.
Mike



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