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Approximate Form and Extent of Outcrop of Carbonate Rocks

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Extent of carbonate rocks or predominantly carbonate sequences

USGS

A map showing the approximate form and extent of outcrop of carbonate rocks worldwide, highlighted in green.

The outcrops of carbonate rocks are scattered across various regions. In North America, notable areas include the southeastern United States and parts of Mexico. The Caribbean also has some carbonate rock outcrops. In South America, small outcrops are present in Brazil. Africa has outcrops in northwestern and southern regions, including Morocco, Algeria, and South Africa. Europe shows significant outcrops in central and southern areas, particularly in countries like Spain, Italy, and Austria. Russia has some outcrops, while Asia has smaller areas of outcrops in countries like Myanmar, Vietnam, Sri Lanka, and Japan. In Australia, outcrops are found in the southern part of the country.

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Alaska
0.263%0.281%82.1%11.6%
Arizona
23.6%2.88%10.7%39.0%0.733%5.07%
Utah
0.588%61.0%7.26%6.12%
Yukon
98.1%1.84%
Northwest Territories
0.348%72.6%0.290%
District of Columbia
100%
Florida
8.54%4.03%1.55%91.4%
Idaho
2.91%30.2%3.27%54.9%1.18%
New Hampshire
76.3%23.7%
Rhode Island
13.3%69.7%
Vermont
99.7%0.255%
Washington
5.04%1.86%1.11%24.0%43.6%
Wyoming
7.26%46.3%0.567%32.4%12.0%
Nunavut
11.8%17.3%
Montana
57.3%38.2%1.27%
Maine
93.3%6.03%
North Dakota
10.1%1.48%86.6%
Kentucky
1.28%92.1%7.93%
Nova Scotia
75.7%
Virginia
15.1%80.5%3.31%4.25%9.08%
Delaware
86.7%10.3%
Prince Edward Island
89.3%
Saskatchewan
0.467%36.8%57.3%
Mississippi
99.8%
West Virginia
17.2%29.5%25.5%4.76%
Nebraska
17.7%79.4%2.90%
Texas
2.21%2.54%13.8%23.0%60.1%
Missouri
26.4%72.3%
Louisiana
97.6%
Hawaii
6.90%5.68%2.83%0.523%
North Carolina
91.1%3.09%0.441%
Oregon
6.51%31.0%31.1%15.4%5.08%
New Brunswick
97.3%
Alabama
100%
New Mexico
0.730%68.2%0.895%2.27%0.265%0.661%14.3%0.207%
Kansas
8.84%22.6%9.98%67.4%
Wisconsin
21.4%78.5%
British Columbia
0.184%0.977%0.593%0.282%40.5%47.6%
Newfoundland and Labrador
13.1%63.7%9.22%
New Jersey
24.0%56.9%17.8%
South Carolina
99.3%0.150%
Michigan
16.9%83.0%0.172%
Alberta
3.24%63.2%13.0%
Connecticut
51.3%48.4%
Pennsylvania
0.122%52.0%44.8%
Colorado
56.3%2.11%28.6%8.17%0.521%
Nevada
8.09%6.39%39.1%0.125%1.34%0.631%
Massachusetts
1.16%78.7%
Georgia
5.65%99.6%0.332%
New York
2.68%93.4%
Maryland
29.2%31.9%5.56%
Québec
0.104%20.2%62.1%14.6%
Manitoba
33.0%66.8%
Oklahoma
7.62%9.80%90.2%
Tennessee
0.744%98.2%1.29%0.470%
Ontario
0.290%53.6%42.8%
California
19.3%2.56%1.48%0.371%49.0%7.52%
Arkansas
100%
South Dakota
41.0%41.2%15.3%
Ohio
3.59%81.0%15.0%
Indiana
6.32%92.9%0.816%
Minnesota
15.1%84.4%
Iowa
96.5%0.309%
Illinois
4.93%6.99%89.9%1.23%
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