Oil shale and Siltstone Reserves

Oil shale

Siltstone

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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

China, India, Kazakhstan, Mongolia, Russia, Uzbekistan

1.1.2 Africa

Ethiopia, Kenya, Morocco, South Africa, Tanzania

Namibia, Nigeria, South Africa

1.1.3 Europe

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

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

1.1.4 Others

Greenland, Not Yet Found

Greenland

1.2 Deposits in Western Continents

1.2.1 North America

Canada, USA

1.2.2 South America

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

Brazil

1.3 Deposits in Oceania Continent

1.3.1 Australia

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

New South Wales, New Zealand

Reserves of Oil shale and Siltstone

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