Chert and Slate Reserves

Chert

Slate

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1 Reserves

1.1 Deposits in Eastern Continents

1.1.1 Asia

China, India, Iran, Japan, Oman, Russia, Saudi Arabia, Taiwan, Thailand, Vietnam

China, India, Turkey

1.1.2 Africa

Kenya, Morocco, South Africa, Tanzania

Not Yet Found

1.1.3 Europe

Austria, France, Greece, Italy, Malta, Poland, Portugal, Serbia, Spain, Sweden, United Kingdom

Belgium, France, Germany, Italy, Norway, Portugal, Spain, United Kingdom

1.1.4 Others

Greenland, Mid-Atlantic Ridge

Arctic

1.2 Deposits in Western Continents

1.2.1 North America

Canada, Mexico, USA

USA

1.2.2 South America

Bolivia, Brazil

Brazil

1.3 Deposits in Oceania Continent

1.3.1 Australia

New South Wales, Queensland, South Australia, Western Australia

Not Yet Found

Reserves of Chert and Slate

The reserves of Chert and Slate are geographically distributed all over the world. Chert and Slate reserves play an important role in a country’s economic growth. Rocks are deposited according to the topography of the area. Some oldest rocks can be found in the Canadian Shield, Australia, Africa and in a few other old regions around the world. The ages of these felsic rocks are around 2.5 and 3.8 billion years. Learn about the countries with Chert and Slate reserves here.