Thorium
A commodity
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Thorium is used for a variety of applications that make use of its optical and electrical properties, among other things. The majority of thorium applications use thorium oxide.
Unique Identifiers
Mindat ID:
52521
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:1:52521:3
GUID
(UUID V4):
(UUID V4):
5647aae0-ba0d-4971-8528-f180730cdfc2
Properties of Thorium
Atomic Number:
90
Atomic Weight:
232.03806(2)
Melting Point:
2023 K (1749°C, 3181°F)
Boiling Point:
5093 K (4819°C, 8707°F)
Density:
11.72 g/cm3
Other Commodities associated with Thorium *
Commodity | Associated Localities | Total Localities | % Association (commodity) | % Association (Thorium) |
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Uranium | 173 | 8,732 | 1.98% of all Uranium deposits have Thorium. | 25.98% of all Thorium deposits have Uranium. |
Rare Earths | 116 | 552 | 21.01% of all Rare Earths deposits have Thorium. | 17.42% of all Thorium deposits have Rare Earths. |
Zircon | 62 | 167 | 37.13% of all Zircon deposits have Thorium. | 9.31% of all Thorium deposits have Zircon. |
Titanium | 55 | 355 | 15.49% of all Titanium deposits have Thorium. | 8.26% of all Thorium deposits have Titanium. |
Iron | 48 | 8,011 | 0.60% of all Iron deposits have Thorium. | 7.21% of all Thorium deposits have Iron. |
Niobium (Columbium) | 43 | 226 | 19.03% of all Niobium (Columbium) deposits have Thorium. | 6.46% of all Thorium deposits have Niobium (Columbium). |
Beryllium | 37 | 588 | 6.29% of all Beryllium deposits have Thorium. | 5.56% of all Thorium deposits have Beryllium. |
Mica | 25 | 2,565 | 0.97% of all Mica deposits have Thorium. | 3.75% of all Thorium deposits have Mica. |
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Deposits of Thorium
Locality List
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