Blueschist and Soapstone Reserves

Blueschist

Soapstone

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Reserves

Deposits in Eastern Continents

Asia

Japan, Turkey

China, India, Indonesia, Japan, North Korea, Russia, Saudi Arabia, Singapore, South Korea, Sri Lanka, Tajikistan, Thailand

Africa

Egypt, Ethiopia, South Africa

Egypt, Ethiopia, Ghana, South Africa, Western Africa

Europe

France, Greece, Iceland

Austria, England, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, United Kingdom

Others

Deposits in Western Continents

North America

USA

Canada, USA

South America

Colombia

Deposits in Oceania Continent

Australia

New Zealand

Central Australia, New Zealand, Queensland

Reserves of Blueschist and Soapstone

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