Phonolite and Tephrite Reserves

Phonolite

Tephrite

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1 Reserves

1.1 Deposits in Eastern Continents

1.1.1 Asia

Indonesia, Iran, Russia, Saudi Arabia, Sri Lanka, Taiwan, Thailand, Turkey, Turkmenistan, Vietnam

Not Yet Found

1.1.2 Africa

Angola, Egypt, Madagascar, Namibia, Nigeria, South Africa

Namibia, Uganda

1.1.3 Europe

Andorra, Finland, France, Germany, Great Britain, Italy, Norway, Portugal, Spain, Sweden

Germany, Hungary, Italy, Portugal, Spain

1.1.4 Others

Greenland

Not Yet Found

1.2 Deposits in Western Continents

1.2.1 North America

Canada, USA

USA

1.2.2 South America

Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Uruguay, Venezuela

Not Yet Found

1.3 Deposits in Oceania Continent

1.3.1 Australia

New Zealand, Queensland, South Australia, Tasmania, Western Australia

New Zealand, Western Australia

Reserves of Phonolite and Tephrite

The reserves of Phonolite and Tephrite are geographically distributed all over the world. Phonolite and Tephrite 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 Phonolite and Tephrite reserves here.