Blueschist and Shonkinite Reserves

Blueschist

Shonkinite

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Reserves

Asia

Africa

Europe

Others

North America

South America

Australia

Japan, Turkey

Egypt, Ethiopia, South Africa

France, Greece, Iceland

USA

New Zealand

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 Blueschist and Shonkinite

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