Anorthosite and Obsidian Reserves

Anorthosite

Obsidian

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Reserves

Deposits in Eastern Continents

Asia

Afghanistan, Indonesia, Japan, Russia

Africa

Kenya

Europe

Bulgaria, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Malta, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, The Czech Republic

Greece, Hungary, Iceland, Italy, Turkey

Others

Deposits in Western Continents

North America

Canada

Canada, Mexico, USA

South America

Bolivia, Colombia

Argentina, Chile, Ecuador, Peru

Deposits in Oceania Continent

Australia

Central Australia, South Australia, Western Australia

New Zealand

Reserves of Anorthosite and Obsidian

The reserves of Anorthosite and Obsidian are geographically distributed all over the world. Anorthosite and Obsidian 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 Anorthosite and Obsidian reserves here.