Slate and Shale Reserves

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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

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

Reserves of Slate and Shale

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