Slate and Icelandite Reserves

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Reserves

Deposits in Eastern Continents

Asia

China, India, Turkey

India, Indonesia, Japan, Nepal, South Korea

Africa

Egypt, Ethiopia, Morocco, Namibia, South Africa, Tanzania

Europe

Belgium, France, Germany, Italy, Norway, Portugal, Spain, United Kingdom

Austria, Finland, Germany, Italy, Romania, Turkey, United Kingdom

Others

Arctic

Deposits in Western Continents

North America

USA

Mexico, USA

South America

Brazil

Argentina, Bolivia, Chile, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, Venezuela

Deposits in Oceania Continent

Australia

New South Wales, New Zealand, Western Australia

Reserves of Slate and Icelandite

The reserves of Slate and Icelandite are geographically distributed all over the world. Slate and Icelandite 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 Slate and Icelandite reserves here.