Flint and Oil shale Reserves

Flint

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Reserves

Deposits in Eastern Continents

Asia

Azerbaijan, China, Russia

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

Africa

Ethiopia, Kenya, Morocco, South Africa, Tanzania

Europe

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

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

Others

Greenland

Deposits in Western Continents

North America

USA

Canada, USA

South America

Bolivia

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

Deposits in Oceania Continent

Australia

New Zealand, South Australia

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

Reserves of Flint and Oil shale

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