Ignimbrite and Breccia Reserves

Ignimbrite

Breccia

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1 Reserves

1.1 Deposits in Eastern Continents

1.1.1 Asia

Afghanistan, Armenia, Azerbaijan, Burma, Cambodia, China, India, Indonesia, Iran, Japan, Malaysia, Mongolia, Nepal, North Korea, Pakistan, Saudi Arabia, Syria, Taiwan, Thailand, Turkey, Vietnam, Yemen

China, India, Kazakhstan, Mongolia, Russia, South Korea, Uzbekistan

1.1.2 Africa

Cameroon, Cape Verde, Chad, Djibouti, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Kenya, Libya, Madagascar, Nigeria, Rwanda, South Africa, Sudan, Tanzania, Uganda

Namibia, Nigeria, South Africa

1.1.3 Europe

France, Georgia, Germany, Greece, Iceland, Italy, Netherlands, Poland, Portugal, Spain, United Kingdom

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

1.1.4 Others

Antarctica, Hawaii Islands

Greenland

1.2 Deposits in Western Continents

1.2.1 North America

Canada, Costa Rica, Panama, USA

Barbados, Canada, Mexico, Panama, USA

1.2.2 South America

Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Ecuador

Brazil

1.3 Deposits in Oceania Continent

1.3.1 Australia

Central Australia, Western Australia

New South Wales, New Zealand

Reserves of Ignimbrite and Breccia

The reserves of Ignimbrite and Breccia are geographically distributed all over the world. Ignimbrite and Breccia 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 Ignimbrite and Breccia reserves here.