Soapstone and Oil shale Reserves

Soapstone

Oil shale

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1 Reserves

1.1 Deposits in Eastern Continents

1.1.1 Asia

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

Bangladesh, China, India, Israel, Jordan, Russia, Syria, Thailand, Turkey

1.1.2 Africa

Egypt, Ethiopia, Ghana, South Africa, Western Africa

Ethiopia, Kenya, Morocco, South Africa, Tanzania

1.1.3 Europe

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

Austria, France, Germany, Greece, Italy, Romania, Scotland, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland

1.1.4 Others

Not Yet Found

Greenland, Not Yet Found

1.2 Deposits in Western Continents

1.2.1 North America

Canada, USA

1.2.2 South America

Colombia

Bolivia, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, Venezuela

1.3 Deposits in Oceania Continent

1.3.1 Australia

Central Australia, New Zealand, Queensland

New South Wales, New Zealand, Queensland, Victoria, Western Australia

Reserves of Soapstone and Oil shale

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