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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

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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
0.154%
Arizona
30.7%40.9%28.4%
Utah
13.6%86.4%
Yukon
100%
Northwest Territories
3.06%
District of Columbia
100%
Florida
8.54%99.0%
Idaho
12.7%87.3%
New Hampshire
100%
Rhode Island
95.0%
Vermont
2.39%97.6%
Wyoming
3.04%97.0%
Nunavut
0.587%
Montana
5.14%83.8%
Maine
0.171%80.4%
North Dakota
92.0%8.03%
Kentucky
1.28%1.37%98.6%
Nova Scotia
18.4%
Virginia
15.1%25.7%74.1%
Delaware
99.3%
Prince Edward Island
96.6%
Saskatchewan
11.6%38.7%49.7%
Mississippi
18.4%64.8%16.8%
West Virginia
17.2%26.7%73.3%
Nebraska
94.5%5.51%
Louisiana
0.161%18.9%29.5%
Hawaii
1.16%
North Carolina
99.4%
Oregon
0.146%13.9%59.9%
New Brunswick
35.3%63.9%
Alabama
73.2%26.7%
New Mexico
5.86%92.2%1.91%
Kansas
8.84%64.1%35.9%
Wisconsin
41.4%38.2%20.4%
British Columbia
3.99%0.242%
Newfoundland and Labrador
24.7%
New Jersey
99.1%
South Carolina
90.8%9.02%
Alberta
3.89%14.0%65.8%
Connecticut
1.86%98.1%
Colorado
35.4%64.6%
Nevada
54.5%39.8%0.655%
Georgia
5.65%64.0%35.9%
New York
2.49%25.0%
Maryland
23.5%74.6%
Manitoba
5.67%12.3%81.9%
Oklahoma
7.62%31.0%69.0%
Tennessee
0.744%4.84%95.2%
Arkansas
31.1%68.9%
South Dakota
56.9%43.1%
Indiana
2.05%97.9%
Minnesota
26.5%61.6%11.9%
Iowa
99.1%0.440%
Washington
12.5%11.9%5.51%1
Texas
2.21%13.8%77.2%8.74%1
Missouri
53.7%46.3%1
Michigan
70.3%29.6%1
Pennsylvania
12.1%87.9%11
Massachusetts
0.575%1
Québec
0.218%94.2%1
Ontario
8.22%91.7%111
California
10.6%60.7%22.9%5.57%111
Ohio
100%1
Illinois
4.93%96.6%3.35%1
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