Slate and Novaculite Reserves

Slate

Novaculite

Add ⊕

Reserves

Asia

Africa

Europe

Others

North America

South America

Australia

China, India, Turkey

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

Arctic

USA

Brazil

China, India, Iran, Japan, Oman, Russia, Saudi Arabia, Taiwan, Thailand, Vietnam

Kenya, Morocco, South Africa, Tanzania

Austria, France, Greece, Italy, Malta, Poland, Portugal, Serbia, Spain, Sweden, United Kingdom

Greenland, Mid-Atlantic Ridge

Canada, Mexico, USA

Bolivia, Brazil

New South Wales, Queensland, South Australia, Western Australia

Reserves of Slate and Novaculite

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