Porphyry and Diabase Reserves

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1 Reserves

1.1 Deposits in Eastern Continents

1.1.1 Asia

China, Kazakhstan, South Korea, Thailand, Turkey, Vietnam

India

1.1.2 Africa

Egypt, Ethiopia, Ghana, South Africa

South Africa, Tanzania

1.1.3 Europe

Finland, France, Germany, Great Britain, Hungary, Iceland, Ireland, Italy, Netherlands, Norway, Romania, Sweden, Switzerland

Germany, Greece, Italy, Scotland, Turkey

1.1.4 Others

Greenland

Antarctica, Greenland

1.2 Deposits in Western Continents

1.2.1 North America

Canada, Cuba, Jamaica, USA

Canada, USA

1.2.2 South America

Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador, Paraguay

Argentina, Brazil, Colombia, Venezuela

1.3 Deposits in Oceania Continent

1.3.1 Australia

New South Wales, New Zealand, Western Australia

Central Australia, New Zealand, Queensland, Western Australia

Reserves of Porphyry and Diabase

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