Anorthosite and Shonkinite Reserves

Anorthosite

Shonkinite

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Reserves

Asia

Africa

Europe

Others

North America

South America

Australia

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

Canada

Bolivia, Colombia

Central Australia, South Australia, Western Australia

China, India, Iran, Saudi Arabia, Sri Lanka, Taiwan, Thailand, Turkey, Vietnam

Angola, Egypt, Madagascar, Namibia, Nigeria, South Africa

Bulgaria, England, Germany, Norway, Romania, Switzerland

USA

Brazil, Chile

New Zealand, Queensland, South Australia, Western Australia

Reserves of Anorthosite and Shonkinite

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