stratigraphy of pakistan

7/24/2019 Stratigraphy of Pakistan

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S.No Name Type Locality Lithology Age

1. Nagar Parkar Granite Not DesignedGranite, grey,composed oforthoclase

Late Precambrian

2. Kirana Group Not Designed late Late Precambrian

!. alt "ange #ormationKhe$ra gorge, eastern

alt "ange, Pun%ab

Gypsum beds,dolomite, clay,

greenish & lo$ gradeoil shale

'ertiarymicrofossils

reported

(. )a*ara #ormation Not designed late, phyllite & shale Late Precambrian

+. alkhala #ormationalkhala illage, KishanGan%a "ier, Kashmir

late Late Precambrian

-. Khe$ra andstoneKhe$ra gorge Khe$ra,

alt "ange, Pun%abandstone arly /ambrian

0. Kussak #ormationKussak #ort , eastern alt

"ange, Pun%abandstone, iltstone

. utana #ormation

utana 3illage,

eastern

alt "ange,Pun%ab

Dolomite

arly 4id.

/ambrian Latearly /ambrian

5.6aghan$ala#ormation

6aghan$ala 3illage,eastern alt "ange,

Pun%abhale, /lay 4id. /ambrian

17. Khisor #ormationaiyidu$ali 8Khisor

"ange9:pper part; hale

Lo$er part; Gypsumarly 4id./ambrian

11. 'ana$ul #ormation Not designed

6iotite, muscoite#P9Dolomite, .#.P9 Phyllite, slatePaleo*oic to

4eso*oic

1- =ttock #ormation Not designed

edimentary andmetamorphic

se


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22 hagai Limestone1 Km N.. of hagai8Khyber area, N>#P9

Dolomitic limestone=llurian to arly

Deonian

2! =li 4as%id #ormation=li 4as%id illage 8Khyber

Pass, N>#P9

andstone & #P9Limestone Permian

2- hakhai #ormationhakhai 1- km $est of

No$shera, N>#PDolomitic

Permo?/arbonifeous

20 arikol late Not designedlate,


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! ardhai #ormationardhai gorge, eastern

alt "ange, Pun%ab

/lay, sandstone andsiltstone

andcarbonaceous

shale & chalcopyrite &copper

arly Permian

!5 aluch Groupaluch Nala, $estern alt

"ange, Pun%ab

andstone, shale,sandy limestone, pureargillaceous limestone

and dolomite,sandyand calcareous

sandstone

arly to LatePermian

(7 =mb #ormation=mb illage, central alt

"ange, Pun%abhale, limestone

=rtinskian 8Lo$erPermian9

(1 >argal Limestone>argal illage, central

alt "ange, Pun%abLimestone & dolomite 4id. Permian

(2 /hhidru #ormation/hhidru nala, alt "ange,

Pun%abandstone, shale Late Permian

(! >ulgai #ormation>ulgai

illage

4uslimbagh, 6aluchistan

hale, limestonearly to Late

'riassic

(( 4ian$ali #ormation

Not designated; "efections; aluch Nala,$estern alt "ange &'appan >ahan, Khisor

"ange

hale, aried faciesLo$er. 'riassic;

cythian

(+ 'redian #ormation

Not designated "ef;sections; aluch Nala$estern alt "ange &'appan >ahan, Khisor

"ange

Non marine unit.andstone, hale

4id. 'riassic

(- Kingriali #ormation

Notdesignated,8referencesections;

aluch Nala,$estern alt "ange &'appan >ahan, Khisor

"ange

Dolomite & dolomiteLimestone , marl,

hale4id. 'riassic

(0 /hak abbi LimestoneNorth of /hak abbi 8Kala

/hitta "ange9 "ef;ection Gabh illage

Limestone 4id. 'riassic

( hirinab #ormation

hirinab "ier section8/happpar 4ingochar &hirinab alley, Kalat,

6aluchistan9

nterbedded limestone& shale

arly urassic

(5 /hiltan Limestone/hiltan "ange .> ofBuetta, 6aluchistan

Limestone, chert 4id. urassic

+7 4a*ar Drik #ormation 4a*ar Drik, 4asri )ills6aluchistan

nterbeds of

shale &limestone, fossiliferous

Late 6athonian

+1 Datta #ormationDatta Nala, urghar

"angeiltstone & mudstone,glass sand, fire clay

urassic; Pre'oarcian

+2 hina$ari #ormationhina$ari illage 8$estern

amana "ange KohatN>#P9

Limestone, shale4iddle urassic?arly urassic

8'oarchian9

+!amana uk

#ormationN of hina$ari 8amana

"ange, N>#P9Limestone

4id. /olloian 8alt"ange9 6athonian

8Kala /hitta9


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+(in%rani 3olcanic

Groupin%rani District, /hagai

6aluchistan

=gglomerate &3olcanic conglomerate,tuff, calcareous shale

/retaceous

++ )umai #ormationKoh )umai )ill 8Koh? i ?

ultan /hagai,6aluchistan9

hale, sandstone,siltstone,

conglomerate,

4aestrichtian

8faunal eidence9

+- 6ela 3olcanic Group6ela 'o$n, Lasbela

6aluchistan'uff, chert, limestone,

shale, marl/retaceous

+0 embar #ormationembar Pass, 84arri

)ills9 6aluchistanhale, andy hale,

Limestone

Neocomian, likelyeEtends do$n to

Late urassic

+ Goru #ormationGoru illage 8Nar "ier,southern Kirthar "ange9

iltstone, shale

4ainly arly/retaceous 8may

eEtend Lateurassic to Late

/retaceous9

+5 Parh Limestone Parh "ange 8Ga% "ier upreaches 6aluchistan9

Limestone,4arl,

/alcareous

hale

Late /retaceous

-7 4oghalkot #ormation4oghal Kot, hob & D..

Khan "oad4udstone, shale, marl

/ampanian toarly 4aestrichtian

84arks15-2;>illiams

15+59

-1 #ort 4unro #ormation>estern flank of #ort4unro anticline 8#rt.

4unro?DG Khan "oad9

Limestone calcareousshale

Late /ampanian toearly

4aestrichtian9

-2 Pab andstonePab range >irahab Nai

8Kirthar Proince9andstone

4aestrichtian8funal eidance>illiam , 15+5,)unting urey

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-! 4oro #ormation4oro "ier 8ohan 6ibi

Nani9 6aluchistanLimestone, marl 4aestrichtian

-( /hichaili #ormation/hichaili Pass 8urghar

"ange9

andstone, glauconiticshale $ith phosphate

nodules/retaceous

-+ Lumshi$al #ormationLumshi$al Nala 8alt

"ange9andstone, shale,

limestone

=ptian to arly=lbian 8 Kohat9 :.Neocomian to 4id.=lbian 8Kala /hitta

& . )a*ara9n)a*ara

'ithonian to 4id.

=lbian 8#atmi15029

-- Ka$agarh #ormationKa$agarh hills 8north ofKala /hitta /ambellpur

District9

4ari, challor, dark &shale

Late /oriacian to/ompanian

-0 "akhshani #ormation"okhshani 8eastern end

of Dalbandin /hagai96aluchistan

andstone, tuff Paleocene

- spikan /onglomerate spikan, north 4akran6alochistan

/onglomerate,limestone & andesitic

Paleocene


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rocks

-5 "anikot Group"anikot #ort northern partof Lakhi "ange in indh

Limestone, sandstone,shale

Paleocene

07 Khadro #ormationKhadro 6ara Nai section

northern Lakhi "angeindh

andstone, shale,basaltic flo$s

arly Paleocene

01 6ara #ormation6ara Nai, Northern Lakhi

"ange, indhandstone, shale 4iddle Paleocene

02 Lakhra #ormation

Lakhra 6olari section,southern lank of Lakkraanticline, lakhi "ange

indh

Limestone, andstone,shale interbeds

Late Paleocene

0! Dungan #ormation4irhat 'angi, km N of

hanai, Loralai Distt,6alochistan

Limestone, 4arl,conglomerate

Paleocene to Lr.ocene8funal

eidence9

0( )angu #ormation#ort Lockhart, amana

"ange Kohat, N>#P

hale, /arbonaceous

hale, nodular

arly Paleocene

8faunal eidence9

0+ Lockhart Limestone#ort Lockhart amana"ange Kohat, N>#P

Limestone, trans,fossiliferous

Paleocene8faunal eidence9

0- Patala #ormationPatala Nala "ange

Pun%abhale & marl,

limestoneLate Paleocene

00 aindak #ormationaindak #ort, /haga

6aluchistan

nterbeds of shale,sandstone, olcanic

rocks,

ocene to@ligocene 8#aunal

eidence9

0 Kharan #ormationNear al$ar, KharanDistrict. 6aluchistan

Limestone,

arly to 4idocene 8mid

eEtend do$n intoPaleocene9

05 Nisai #ormation

North of Nisai "ail$ay.

tation 4uslim 6agh,6aluchistan

Limestone, 4arl, hale

ocene to@ligocene in

>agabi 9 arly to4id ocene

7 Gha*i% #ormationpintangi, )anai Distt.

6aluchistanhale, claystone,

albaster,Lo$er ocene 8onfaunal eidence9

1 Laki #ormation4ari Nai, > of 6ara Nainorthern Lakhi range ind

Limestone, calcareousshale, sandstone,

lateritearly ocene

2 Kirthar #ormationGa% "ier ection Kirthar

"ange Dadu, indhnterbeds of limestone,shale $ith minor marl,

4. ocene to@ligocene 8Kirthar

Proince

! Panoba haleouth of Panoba illage

Kohat N>#Phale arly ocene

( hekhan #ormation

hekhan Nala Kohat,

N>#P hale, limestone arly ocene

+ 6ahadar Khel alt6ahadar Khel alt Buarry

Kohat, N>#Palt, sandstone & clay arly ocene

-4argala )illLimestone

atta Gypsum Buarry,Kohat N>#P

4arl, limestone arly ocene

0 atta Gypsumatta Gypsum Buarry

Kohat N>#PGypsum arly ocene

Ghorgali #ormation Ghorgali Pass Khair H4urat "ange Pot$ar,

hale, limestone arly ocene


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Pun%ab

5 Kuldana #ormationKuldana 3illage 4uree

)ill, )a*ara N>#Phale, marl, bleached

dolomitearly to

4id.ocene

57 Kohat #ormationection along KohatKushal garh high$ay

nterbeds of limestone& shale

arly to4id.ocene

51 Nammal #ormationNammal Gorge alt

"ange, Pun%abhale intercalation,

marl, limestonearly ocene

52 akesar Limestoneakesar Peak, alt

"ange, Pun%ab4arl, limestone arly ocene

5! =malaf #ormation=malf ection /hagai

6aluchistan

3olcanic rockssandstone,

agglomerate,@ligocene

5( 4arken GroupNot designated relates to

4akran coast,6aluchistan

/lastic sedimentsocene to arly

Pleistocene

5+ Kho%ak #ormationNauro*, !7 km N of

Kharan Kalat, 6aluchistanhale, siltstone

ocene to arly

4iocene

5- 4omani Group4omani "ier section,

Dadu ind4arine sediments $ithsome estuarine shale

@ligocene to arly4iocene

50 Nari #ormationGa% "ier ection Kirthar

range, Dadu, indhhale, sandstone

@ligocene to arly4iocene

5 )ingal% #ormationNot Designated

'alar Gorge & i$anihale, mudstone minor

conglomerate

4iocene toPliocene in

6alochistan 6asin.@ligocene to

Pleistocene in =Eial6elt

55 Ga% #ormation Ga% "ier,Dadu, indh hale, fossiliferousarly to 4iddle

4iocene

177 "a$alpindi Gourp Not Designated andstone, hale offresh $ater origin 4iocene

171 4uree #ormationNorth of Dhok 4aiki,/ampbellpur, Pun%ab

ilstone, fossiliferous,4onotonous se


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175 i$ani #ormationast of i$ani to Gan%,4akran, 6aluchistan

hally, conglomerate,sandstone

Pleistocene

117 )aro /onglomerateKech 3alley near Gish

Kaur, Kharan, 6alochistan

/ongl , claystone,

siltstonePleistocene

111 6ostan #ormationPishi Lora alley, Pishin

District. 6aluchistan/lay, conglomerate Pleistocene

112 Lei /onglomerateLei "ier ection of

"a$alpindi Pun%ab/ongl, ilstone,ocene rocks

Pleistocene

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