Oil shale and Marl Reserves

Oil shale

Marl

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1 Reserves

1.1 Deposits in Eastern Continents

1.1.1 Asia

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

India, Pakistan, Russia

1.1.2 Africa

Ethiopia, Kenya, Morocco, South Africa, Tanzania

Ethiopia, Kenya, Morocco, South Africa

1.1.3 Europe

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

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

1.1.4 Others

Greenland, Not Yet Found

Not Yet Found

1.2 Deposits in Western Continents

1.2.1 North America

Canada, USA

USA

1.2.2 South America

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

Colombia, Ecuador, Peru

1.3 Deposits in Oceania Continent

1.3.1 Australia

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

New South Wales, Victoria, Western Australia

Reserves of Oil shale and Marl

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