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@article{172564,
        author = {T.SHIVAKUMAR and G.NAGENDRABABU and G.PRABHAKAR},
        title = {Rare Earth Element (REE) Mineralisation in Podile Granite, Prakasam district, Andhra Pradesh.},
        journal = {International Journal of Innovative Research in Technology},
        year = {2025},
        volume = {11},
        number = {9},
        pages = {289-294},
        issn = {2349-6002},
        url = {https://ijirt.org/article?manuscript=172564},
        abstract = {Rare earth elements (La to Lu, Y and Sc) importance increased with the advent of domestic and industrial uses. Rare Earth Elements (REE) finds way in petroleum fluid cracking, electric cars, phosphors, X-ray, high metal alloys, semi-conductors, fluorescent and incandescent lighting. The REEs occur in rock forming minerals, younger granites, pegmatites, and in riverine and beach placers. A series of granite plutons are sandwiched between the eastern margin of Cuddapah Basin and Eastern Ghat Belt (EGB) and traced from Vinukonda in the north to Pamuru in the south. These granites are intrusive into the Nellore Schist Belt (NSB). The granite of Podile is one such pluton and occur 5 km north east of rare metal and rare earth bearing Kanigiri granite. The granite samples (n=11) were analysed for minor elements, trace elements and REE. The analysis indicates very high values of Rb (159-326 ppm), Zr (121-695 ppm), Y (63-245 ppm), Nb (85-334 ppm), Ce (115-398 ppm), LREE (270 -873 ppm), and HREE (20 - 54 ppm). The samples show enrichment of LREE over HREE.},
        keywords = {REE, Podile, Kanigiri, Nellore Schist Belt, granite.},
        month = {January},
        }