Basalt and Peridotite Reserves

Basalt

Peridotite

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1 Reserves

1.1 Deposits in Eastern Continents

1.1.1 Asia

India, Russia

China, India, Indonesia, Kazakhstan, Russia, South Korea, Thailand, Turkey

1.1.2 Africa

South Africa

Morocco, South Africa

1.1.3 Europe

Iceland

Finland, France, Georgia, Germany, Great Britain, Italy, Kazakhstan, Netherlands, Norway, Spain, Switzerland

1.1.4 Others

Not Available

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

Not Available

New Zealand, Western Australia

Reserves of Basalt and Peridotite

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