Slate and Scoria Reserves

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Asia

Africa

Europe

Others

North America

South America

Australia

China, India, Turkey

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

Arctic

USA

Brazil

Afghanistan, Indonesia, Japan, Russia

Ethiopia, Kenya, Tanzania

Greece, Hungary, Iceland, Italy, Turkey

Bahamas, Barbados, Canada, Costa Rica, Cuba, Jamaica, Mexico, USA

Argentina, Chile, Ecuador, Peru

New Zealand, Western Australia

Reserves of Slate and Scoria

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