Shale and Slate Reserves

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1 Reserves

1.1 Deposits in Eastern Continents

1.1.1 Asia

Bangladesh, China, India, Russia

China, India, Turkey

1.1.2 Africa

Ethiopia, Kenya, Morocco, South Africa, Tanzania

Not Yet Found

1.1.3 Europe

Austria, France, Germany, Greece, Italy, Romania, Scotland, Spain, Switzerland

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

1.1.4 Others

Not Yet Found

Arctic

1.2 Deposits in Western Continents

1.2.1 North America

USA

1.2.2 South America

Bolivia, Chile, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, Venezuela

Brazil

1.3 Deposits in Oceania Continent

1.3.1 Australia

New South Wales, New Zealand, Queensland, Victoria, Western Australia

Not Yet Found

Reserves of Shale and Slate

The reserves of Shale and Slate are geographically distributed all over the world. Shale 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 Shale and Slate reserves here.