Arkose and Greywacke Reserves

Arkose

Greywacke

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1 Reserves

1.1 Deposits in Eastern Continents

1.1.1 Asia

China, India, Kazakhstan, Mongolia, Russia, Uzbekistan

1.1.2 Africa

Namibia, Nigeria, South Africa

1.1.3 Europe

Austria, Denmark, Germany, Great Britain, Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Sweden, Switzerland, United Kingdom

1.1.4 Others

Greenland

1.2 Deposits in Western Continents

1.2.1 North America

Canada, USA

1.2.2 South America

Brazil

1.3 Deposits in Oceania Continent

1.3.1 Australia

New South Wales, New Zealand

Reserves of Arkose and Greywacke

The reserves of Arkose and Greywacke are geographically distributed all over the world. Arkose and Greywacke 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 Arkose and Greywacke reserves here.