Banded iron formation and Diabase Reserves

Banded iron formation

Diabase

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Reserves

Asia

Africa

Europe

Others

North America

South America

Australia

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

Kenya, Morocco, South Africa, Tanzania

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

Greenland, Mid-Atlantic Ridge

Canada, Mexico, USA

Bolivia, Brazil

New South Wales, Queensland, South Australia, Western Australia

India

South Africa, Tanzania

Germany, Greece, Italy, Scotland, Turkey

Antarctica, Greenland

Canada, USA

Argentina, Brazil, Colombia, Venezuela

Central Australia, New Zealand, Queensland, Western Australia

Reserves of Banded iron formation and Diabase

The reserves of Banded iron formation and Diabase are geographically distributed all over the world. Banded iron formation and Diabase 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 Banded iron formation and Diabase reserves here.