Chert and Blueschist Reserves

Chert

Blueschist

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1 Reserves

1.1 Deposits in Eastern Continents

1.1.1 Asia

China, India, Iran, Japan, Oman, Russia, Saudi Arabia, Taiwan, Thailand, Vietnam

Japan, Turkey

1.1.2 Africa

Kenya, Morocco, South Africa, Tanzania

Egypt, Ethiopia, South Africa

1.1.3 Europe

Austria, France, Greece, Italy, Malta, Poland, Portugal, Serbia, Spain, Sweden, United Kingdom

France, Greece, Iceland

1.1.4 Others

Greenland, Mid-Atlantic Ridge

Not Yet Found

1.2 Deposits in Western Continents

1.2.1 North America

Canada, Mexico, USA

USA

1.2.2 South America

Bolivia, Brazil

Not Yet Found

1.3 Deposits in Oceania Continent

1.3.1 Australia

New South Wales, Queensland, South Australia, Western Australia

New Zealand

Reserves of Chert and Blueschist

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