Scoria and Chert Reserves

Scoria

Chert

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1 Reserves

1.1 Deposits in Eastern Continents

1.1.1 Asia

Afghanistan, Indonesia, Japan, Russia

China, India, Iran, Japan, Oman, Russia, Saudi Arabia, Taiwan, Thailand, Vietnam

1.1.2 Africa

Ethiopia, Kenya, Tanzania

Kenya, Morocco, South Africa, Tanzania

1.1.3 Europe

Greece, Hungary, Iceland, Italy, Turkey

Austria, France, Greece, Italy, Malta, Poland, Portugal, Serbia, Spain, Sweden, United Kingdom

1.1.4 Others

Not Yet Found

Greenland, Mid-Atlantic Ridge

1.2 Deposits in Western Continents

1.2.1 North America

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

Canada, Mexico, USA

1.2.2 South America

Argentina, Chile, Ecuador, Peru

Bolivia, Brazil

1.3 Deposits in Oceania Continent

1.3.1 Australia

New Zealand, Western Australia

New South Wales, Queensland, South Australia, Western Australia

Reserves of Scoria and Chert

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