Soapstone and Basalt Reserves

Soapstone

Basalt

Add ⊕

Reserves

Asia

Africa

Europe

Others

North America

South America

Australia

China, India, Indonesia, Japan, North Korea, Russia, Saudi Arabia, Singapore, South Korea, Sri Lanka, Tajikistan, Thailand

Egypt, Ethiopia, Ghana, South Africa, Western Africa

Austria, England, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, United Kingdom

Canada, USA

Colombia

Central Australia, New Zealand, Queensland

India, Russia

South Africa

Iceland

Canada, USA

Brazil

Reserves of Soapstone and Basalt

The reserves of Soapstone and Basalt are geographically distributed all over the world. Soapstone and Basalt 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 Soapstone and Basalt reserves here.