Scoria and Basalt Reserves

Scoria

Basalt

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1 Reserves

1.1 Deposits in Eastern Continents

1.1.1 Asia

Afghanistan, Indonesia, Japan, Russia

India, Russia

1.1.2 Africa

Ethiopia, Kenya, Tanzania

South Africa

1.1.3 Europe

Greece, Hungary, Iceland, Italy, Turkey

Iceland

1.1.4 Others

Not Yet Found

1.2 Deposits in Western Continents

1.2.1 North America

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

Canada, USA

1.2.2 South America

Argentina, Chile, Ecuador, Peru

Brazil

1.3 Deposits in Oceania Continent

1.3.1 Australia

New Zealand, Western Australia

Not Yet Found

Reserves of Scoria and Basalt

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