Oil shale and Diabase Reserves

Oil shale

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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

India

South Africa, Tanzania

Germany, Greece, Italy, Scotland, Turkey

Antarctica, Greenland

Canada, USA

Argentina, Brazil, Colombia, Venezuela

Central Australia, New Zealand, Queensland, Western Australia

Reserves of Oil shale and Diabase

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