Chalk and Lignite Reserves

Chalk

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Reserves

Asia

Africa

Europe

Others

North America

South America

Australia

Brunei, India, Indonesia, Malaysia, Singapore, Thailand, Vietnam

Cameroon, Chad, Ghana, Kenya, Malawi, Sudan, Tanzania, Togo, Zambia, Zimbabwe

England, France, Germany, Spain, United Kingdom

Canada, USA

Colombia

Adelaide, New Zealand, Queensland, Victoria, Yorke Peninsula

Bangladesh, Burma, Cambodia, China, India, Indonesia, Kazakhstan, Malaysia, Mongolia, Pakistan, Turkey, Vietnam

Botswana, Kenya, Morocco, Mozambique, South Africa, Tanzania

Belgium, Bulgaria, England, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Kosovo, Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Romania, Serbia, Slovakia, Slovenia, The Czech Republic, Ukraine, United Kingdom

Canada, Mexico, USA

Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Venezuela

New South Wales, Queensland, Victoria

Reserves of Chalk and Lignite

The reserves of Chalk and Lignite are geographically distributed all over the world. Chalk and Lignite 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 Chalk and Lignite reserves here.