Instead, the mining of pollucite ore is the main method of obtaining pure caesium, extracted from the ore mainly by three methods: acid digestion, alkaline decomposition, and direct reduction.
ɪnstˈɛd, ðə mˈaɪnɪŋ ʌv pəlˈuːsaɪt ˈoːɹ ɪz ðə mˈeɪn mˈɛθəd ʌv əbtˈeɪnɪŋ pjˈʊɹ sˈiːsiəm, ɛkstɹˈæktᵻd fɹʌmðɪ ˈoːɹ mˈeɪnli baɪ θɹˈiː mˈɛθədz: ˈæsɪd daɪdʒˈɛstʃən, ˈælkəlˌaɪn dˌiːkɑːmpəzˈɪʃən, ænd dᵻɹˈɛkt ɹᵻdˈʌkʃən.