Shale and Soapstone Reserves

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Reserves

Asia

Africa

Europe

Others

North America

South America

Australia

Bangladesh, China, India, Russia

Ethiopia, Kenya, Morocco, South Africa, Tanzania

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

USA

Bolivia, Chile, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, Venezuela

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

China, India, Indonesia, Japan, North Korea, Russia, Saudi Arabia, Singapore, South Korea, Sri Lanka, Tajikistan, Thailand

Egypt, Ethiopia, Ghana, South Africa, Western Africa

Austria, England, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, United Kingdom

Canada, USA

Colombia

Central Australia, New Zealand, Queensland

Reserves of Shale and Soapstone

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