Scoria and Tephrite Reserves

Scoria

Tephrite

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1 Reserves

1.1 Deposits in Eastern Continents

1.1.1 Asia

Afghanistan, Indonesia, Japan, Russia

Not Yet Found

1.1.2 Africa

Ethiopia, Kenya, Tanzania

Namibia, Uganda

1.1.3 Europe

Greece, Hungary, Iceland, Italy, Turkey

Germany, Hungary, Italy, Portugal, Spain

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

USA

1.2.2 South America

Argentina, Chile, Ecuador, Peru

Not Yet Found

1.3 Deposits in Oceania Continent

1.3.1 Australia

New Zealand, Western Australia

Reserves of Scoria and Tephrite

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