Gritstone and Diabase Reserves

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1 Reserves

1.1 Deposits in Eastern Continents

1.1.1 Asia

China, India, Kazakhstan, Mongolia, Russia, Uzbekistan

India

1.1.2 Africa

Namibia, Nigeria, South Africa

South Africa, Tanzania

1.1.3 Europe

Austria, Denmark, Germany, Great Britain, Netherlands, Poland, Sweden, Switzerland, United Kingdom

Germany, Greece, Italy, Scotland, Turkey

1.1.4 Others

Greenland

Antarctica, Greenland

1.2 Deposits in Western Continents

1.2.1 North America

Canada, USA

1.2.2 South America

Brazil

Argentina, Brazil, Colombia, Venezuela

1.3 Deposits in Oceania Continent

1.3.1 Australia

New South Wales, New Zealand, Western Australia

Central Australia, New Zealand, Queensland, Western Australia

Reserves of Gritstone and Diabase

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