Oil shale and Serpentinite Reserves

Oil shale

Serpentinite

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Reserves

Deposits in Eastern Continents

Asia

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

India, Saudi Arabia, Singapore, South Korea

Africa

Ethiopia, Kenya, Morocco, South Africa, Tanzania

Ethiopia, Western Africa

Europe

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

England, Georgia, Switzerland, United Kingdom

Others

Greenland

Deposits in Western Continents

North America

Canada, USA

Canada

South America

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

Colombia

Deposits in Oceania Continent

Australia

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

Central Australia, New South Wales, New Zealand, Western Australia

Reserves of Oil shale and Serpentinite

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