Oil shale and Basanite Reserves

Oil shale

Basanite

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Reserves

Asia

Africa

Europe

Others

North America

South America

Australia

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

Ethiopia, Kenya, Morocco, South Africa, Tanzania

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

Greenland

Canada, USA

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

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

Uganda

Germany, Hungary, Italy, Spain

Greenland, Mid-Atlantic Ridge

USA

Bolivia, Brazil

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

Reserves of Oil shale and Basanite

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