Slate and Trachyte Reserves

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Reserves

Deposits in Eastern Continents

Asia

China, India, Turkey

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

Africa

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

Europe

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

Bulgaria, England, Germany, Norway, Romania, Switzerland

Others

Arctic

Deposits in Western Continents

North America

USA

South America

Brazil

Brazil, Chile

Deposits in Oceania Continent

Australia

New Zealand, Queensland, South Australia, Western Australia

Reserves of Slate and Trachyte

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