Flint and Diabase Reserves

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Reserves

Deposits in Eastern Continents

Asia

Azerbaijan, China, Russia

India

Africa

South Africa, Tanzania

Europe

Austria, Belgium, Cyprus, Denmark, France, Germany, Italy, Malta, Netherlands, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Turkey, Ukraine, United Kingdom

Germany, Greece, Italy, Scotland, Turkey

Others

Antarctica, Greenland

Deposits in Western Continents

North America

USA

Canada, USA

South America

Bolivia

Argentina, Brazil, Colombia, Venezuela

Deposits in Oceania Continent

Australia

New Zealand, South Australia

Central Australia, New Zealand, Queensland, Western Australia

Reserves of Flint and Diabase

The reserves of Flint and Diabase are geographically distributed all over the world. Flint and Diabase 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 Flint and Diabase reserves here.