On the provenance of monazite and ilmenite from the Sea of Azov coastal placers in Novopetrivka, Berdiansk Region, Zaporizhzhia Oblast, Ukraine
Journal: Geological Quarterly
Year: 2025

The primary source of economically important coastal sand minerals has been identified. Monazite and ilmenite, which occur in the vicinity of Berdiansk city on the northern coast of the Sea of Azov in Ukraine, and determine the possibility of their practical use. The chemical and mineral composition of the placer minerals, their textural characteristics and radiometric ages help in determining their origin. Monazite from the coastal black sands of Novopetrivka is of Paleoproterozoic age. Thorium