Scoria and Lamprophyre Reserves

Scoria

Lamprophyre

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1 Reserves

1.1 Deposits in Eastern Continents

1.1.1 Asia

Afghanistan, Indonesia, Japan, Russia

Russia

1.1.2 Africa

Ethiopia, Kenya, Tanzania

Angola, Botswana, Cameroon, Ethiopia, South Africa

1.1.3 Europe

Greece, Hungary, Iceland, Italy, Turkey

England, Hungary, Iceland, United Kingdom

1.1.4 Others

Not Yet Found

Antarctica, Greenland

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

Argentina, Colombia, Ecuador

1.3 Deposits in Oceania Continent

1.3.1 Australia

New Zealand, Western Australia

New South Wales, New Zealand, Queensland, South Australia, Western Australia

Reserves of Scoria and Lamprophyre

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