Scoria and Anorthosite Reserves

Scoria

Anorthosite

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Reserves

Deposits in Eastern Continents

Asia

Afghanistan, Indonesia, Japan, Russia

Africa

Ethiopia, Kenya, Tanzania

Europe

Greece, Hungary, Iceland, Italy, Turkey

Bulgaria, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Malta, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, The Czech Republic

Others

Deposits in Western Continents

North America

Bahamas, Barbados, Canada, Costa Rica, Cuba, Jamaica, Mexico, USA

Canada

South America

Argentina, Chile, Ecuador, Peru

Bolivia, Colombia

Deposits in Oceania Continent

Australia

New Zealand, Western Australia

Central Australia, South Australia, Western Australia

Reserves of Scoria and Anorthosite

The reserves of Scoria and Anorthosite are geographically distributed all over the world. Scoria and Anorthosite 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 Scoria and Anorthosite reserves here.