Shale and Sandstone Reserves

Shale

Sandstone

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1 Reserves

1.1 Deposits in Eastern Continents

1.1.1 Asia

Bangladesh, China, India, Russia

China, India, Kazakhstan, Mongolia, Russia, Thailand, Uzbekistan

1.1.2 Africa

Ethiopia, Kenya, Morocco, South Africa, Tanzania

Namibia, Nigeria, South Africa

1.1.3 Europe

Austria, France, Germany, Greece, Italy, Romania, Scotland, Spain, Switzerland

Austria, Denmark, Germany, Great Britain, Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Sweden, Switzerland, United Kingdom

1.1.4 Others

Not Yet Found

Greenland

1.2 Deposits in Western Continents

1.2.1 North America

USA

Canada, USA

1.2.2 South America

Bolivia, Chile, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, Venezuela

Brazil

1.3 Deposits in Oceania Continent

1.3.1 Australia

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

New South Wales, New Zealand

Reserves of Shale and Sandstone

The reserves of Shale and Sandstone are geographically distributed all over the world. Shale and Sandstone 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 Shale and Sandstone reserves here.