Slate and Shonkinite 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

China, India, Iran, Saudi Arabia, Sri Lanka, Taiwan, Thailand, Turkey, Vietnam

Angola, Egypt, Madagascar, Namibia, Nigeria, South Africa

Bulgaria, England, Germany, Norway, Romania, Switzerland

USA

Brazil, Chile

New Zealand, Queensland, South Australia, Western Australia

Reserves of Slate and Shonkinite

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