Chert and Oil shale Reserves

Chert

Oil shale

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Reserves

Asia

Africa

Europe

Others

North America

South America

Australia

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

Kenya, Morocco, South Africa, Tanzania

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

Greenland, Mid-Atlantic Ridge

Canada, Mexico, USA

Bolivia, Brazil

New South Wales, Queensland, South Australia, Western Australia

Bangladesh, China, India, Israel, Jordan, Russia, Syria, Thailand, Turkey

Ethiopia, Kenya, Morocco, South Africa, Tanzania

Austria, France, Germany, Greece, Italy, Romania, Scotland, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland

Greenland

Canada, USA

Bolivia, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, Venezuela

New South Wales, New Zealand, Queensland, Victoria, Western Australia

Reserves of Chert and Oil shale

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