Hornfels and Banded iron formation Reserves

Hornfels

Banded iron formation

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Reserves

Asia

Africa

Europe

Others

North America

South America

Australia

Bangladesh, Bhutan, China, India, North Korea, Qatar, Russia, Saudi Arabia, South Korea, Thailand

Cameroon, East Africa, Tanzania, Western Africa

United Kingdom

Canada, USA

Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador

New South Wales, New Zealand, Queensland, Western Australia

China, India, Iran, Iraq, 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

Reserves of Hornfels and Banded iron formation

The reserves of Hornfels and Banded iron formation are geographically distributed all over the world. Hornfels and Banded iron formation 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 Hornfels and Banded iron formation reserves here.