Hornfels and Oil shale Reserves

Hornfels

Oil shale

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1 Reserves

1.1 Deposits in Eastern Continents

1.1.1 Asia

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

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

1.1.2 Africa

Cameroon, East Africa, Tanzania, Western Africa

Ethiopia, Kenya, Morocco, South Africa, Tanzania

1.1.3 Europe

United Kingdom

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

1.1.4 Others

Not Yet Found

Greenland, Not Yet Found

1.2 Deposits in Western Continents

1.2.1 North America

Canada, USA

1.2.2 South America

Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador

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

1.3 Deposits in Oceania Continent

1.3.1 Australia

New South Wales, New Zealand, Queensland, Western Australia

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

Reserves of Hornfels and Oil shale

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