Soapstone and Slate Reserves

Soapstone

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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

China, India, Turkey

1.1.2 Africa

Egypt, Ethiopia, Ghana, South Africa, Western Africa

Not Yet Found

1.1.3 Europe

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

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

1.1.4 Others

Not Yet Found

Arctic

1.2 Deposits in Western Continents

1.2.1 North America

Canada, USA

USA

1.2.2 South America

Colombia

Brazil

1.3 Deposits in Oceania Continent

1.3.1 Australia

Central Australia, New Zealand, Queensland

Not Yet Found

Reserves of Soapstone and Slate

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