Basalt and Oil shale Reserves

Basalt

Oil shale

Add ⊕

Reserves

Asia

Africa

Europe

Others

North America

South America

Australia

India, Russia

South Africa

Iceland

Canada, USA

Brazil

Bangladesh, China, India, Israel, Jordan, Russia, Syria, Thailand, Turkey

Ethiopia, Kenya, Morocco, South Africa, Tanzania

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

Greenland

Canada, USA

Bolivia, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, Venezuela

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

Reserves of Basalt and Oil shale

The reserves of Basalt and Oil shale are geographically distributed all over the world. Basalt and Oil shale 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 Basalt and Oil shale reserves here.