stratigraphy of pakistan

S.No	Name	Type Locality	Lithology	Age
1.	Nagar Parkar Granite	Not Designed	Granite, grey, composed of orthoclase	Late Precambrian
2.	Kirana Group	Not Designed	Slate	Late Precambrian
3.	Salt Range Formation	Khewra gorge, eastern Salt Range, Punjab	Gypsum beds, dolomite, clay, greenish & low grade oil shale	Tertiary microfossils reported
4.	Hazara Formation	Not designed	Slate, phyllite & shale	Late Precambrian
5.	Salkhala Formation	Salkhala village, Kishan Ganja River, Kashmir	Slate	Late Precambrian
6.	Khewra  Sandstone	Khewra gorge Khewra, Salt Range, Punjab	Sandstone	Early Cambrian
7.	Kussak Formation	Kussak Fort , eastern Salt Range, Punjab	Sandstone, Siltstone
8.	Jutana Formation	Jutana Village, eastern  Salt Range, Punjab	Dolomite	Early  Mid. Cambrian Late Early Cambrian
9.	Baghanwala Formation	Baghanwala Village, eastern Salt Range, Punjab	Shale, Clay	Mid. Cambrian
10.	Khisor Formation	Saiyiduwali (Khisor Range)	Upper  part: Shale Lower part: Gypsum	Early Mid. Cambrian
11.	Tanawul Formation	Not designed	Biotite, muscovite quartz schist and andalusite staurotite schist	Cambrian
12.	Abbottabad Formation	Sirban Hill, Abottabad, (NWFP)	Dolomite, quartize & phyllite	Early Cambrian
13.	Hazira Formation	Hazira Village	Siltstone, shaly	Early Cambrian
14	Cambrian rocks of N.E. (undefine)		Greywacke, shale and limestone	Cambrian
15	Landikotal Formation	Landikotal, (N.W.F.P)	Phyllite, slate	Paleozoic to Mesozoic
16	Attock Formation	Not designed	Sedimentary and metamorphic sequences- Limestone, Phyllite	Ordivician-Early Silurian- Precambrian
17	Kandar Pyhllite	5 Km north of Nowshere (Nowshera-Risalpur Road)	Phyllite, limestone	Late Silurian
18	Nowshera Formation	5 Km north of Nowshere (Nowshera-Risalpur Road)	Limestone & dolomite, reef core, carbonate/reef breccia	Late Silurian to Early Devonian
19	Misri Banda quartzite	12 Km east of Nowshera (Nowshera-Risalpur Road)	Quartzite and dolomite lenses	Devonian
20	Pir Sabak Formation	Not designed	Limestone, dolomitic limestone	Carboniferous- Pre late Devonian
21	Khyber Carbonates	Not designated	Series of shale, quartzite, limestone, dolomite and marble	Early Devonian to Mid. Silurian to Carbonifereous
22	Shagai  Limestone	1 Km N.E. of Shagai (Khyber area, NWFP)	Dolomitic limestone	Allurian to Early Devonian
23	Ali Masjid Formation	Ali Masjid village (Khyber Pass, NWFP)	Sandstone & quartzite, limestone, siltstone, conglomerate	Late Devonian
24	Devonian rock - Chitral	-	Limestone	Early Devonian
25	Khyber Limestone	Ali Masjid village (Khyber Pass, NWFP)	Limestone	Permian
26	Shakhai Formation	Shakhai 16 km west of Nowshera, NWFP	Dolomitic	Permo-Carbonifeous
27	Sarikol Slate	Not designed	Slate, quartzite, calcareous beds and few volcanic rock	Carboniferous-Permian
28	Darkot Group	Not designed	Slate, Limestone, quartzite, conglomerate, schist, marble, gneiss and volcanic rocks	Permo -Carbonifeous
29	Chalt Schist	Not designated (SW of Chalt Hunza)?	Schist, quartz biotite schist, phyllite	Carboniferous-Permian
30	Baltit Group	Not designated (near Baltit Hunza)?	Garnet staurolite, schist, garnet, mica schist, garnet amphibolite, coarsely, crystalline marble, and micaceous.	Carboniferous-Permian
31	Pasu Slate	Not designated (Pasu valley Gilligit)?	Interbedded with quartzite and limestone	Carboniferous-Permian
32	Panjal Formation & Agglomerate Slate	Not designated  (at apex of Hazara syntaxis)?	Volcanic greenstone, metamorphosed lava flows	Carboniferous-Permian
33.	Permian rocks of Baluchistan	Not designed (Wulgai, Gaza band-Kalat Balochistan)	Limestone with marl and clay	Permian
34	Nilwahan Group	Not designated	Includes Tobra Fm. Dandot Fm. Warcha Sst. And Sardhi Fm.	Permian
35	Tobra Formation	Tobra village, eastern Salt Range) Punjab	Tillitic facies with marine sandstone.  Fresh water facies: few or no boulders, alternating siltstone and shale with spores; Complex facies: diamietite, sandstone & boulder bed	Early Permian
36	Dandot Formation	Dandot village, eastern Salt Range, Punjab	Sandstone, shale, fossiliferous in the basal part	Early Permian
37	Warcha Sandstone	Warcha gorge, Salt Range, Punjab	Sandstone, bedded pebbles of granite	Early Permian
38	Sardhai  Formation	Sardhai gorge, eastern Salt Range, Punjab	Clay, sandstone and siltstone and carbonaceous shale & chalcopyrite & copper	Early Permian
39	Zaluch Group	Zaluch Nala, western Salt Range, Punjab	Sandstone, shale, sandy limestone, pure argillaceous limestone and dolomite, sandy and calcareous sandstone	Early to Late Permian
40	Amb Formation	Amb village, central Salt Range, Punjab	Shale, limestone	Artinskian (Lower Permian)
41	Wargal Limestone	Wargal village, central Salt Range, Punjab	Limestone & dolomite	Mid. Permian
42	Chhidru Formation	Chhidru nala, Salt Range, Punjab	Sandstone, shale	Late Permian
43	Wulgai Formation	Wulgai  village Muslimbagh, Baluchistan	Shale, limestone	Early to Late Triassic
44	Mianwali Formation	Not designated: Ref Sections: Zaluch Nala, western Salt Range & Tappan Wahan, Khisor Range	Shale, varied facies	Lower. Triassic: Scythian
45	Tredian Formation	Not designated Ref: sections: Zaluch Nala western Salt Range & Tappan Wahan, Khisor Range	Non marine unit. Sandstone, Shale	Mid. Triassic
46	Kingriali Formation	Not designated, (reference sections: Zaluch Nala, western Salt Range & Tappan Wahan, Khisor Range	Dolomite & dolomite Limestone , marl, Shale	Mid. Triassic
47	Chak Jabbi Limestone	North of Chak Jabbi (Kala Chitta Range) Ref: Section Gabh village	Limestone	Mid. Triassic
48	Shirinab Formation	Shirinab River section (Chapppar Mingochar & Shirinab valley, Kalat, Baluchistan)	Interbedded limestone & shale	Early Jurassic
49	Chiltan Limestone	Chiltan Range S.W of Quetta, Baluchistan	Limestone, chert	Mid. Jurassic
50	Mazar Drik Formation	Mazar Drik, Masri Hills Baluchistan	Interbeds of  shale & limestone, fossiliferous	Late Bathonian
51	Datta Formation	Datta Nala, Surghar Range	Siltstone & mudstone, glass sand, fire clay	Jurassic: Pre Toarcian
52	Shinawari Formation	Shinawari village (western Samana Range Kohat NWFP)	Limestone, shale	Middle Jurassic - Early Jurassic (Toarchian)
53	Samana Suk Formation	NE of Shinawari (Samana Range, NWFP)	Limestone	Mid. Collovian (Salt Range) Bathonian (Kala Chitta)
54	Sinjrani Volcanic Group	Sinjrani District, Chagai Baluchistan	Agglomerate & Volcanic conglomerate, tuff, calcareous shale	Cretaceous
55	Humai Formation	Koh Humai Hill (Koh- i - Sultan Chagai, Baluchistan)	Shale, sandstone, siltstone, conglomerate,	Maestrichtian (faunal evidence)
56	Bela Volcanic Group	Bela Town, Lasbela Baluchistan	Tuff, chert, limestone, shale, marl	Cretaceous
57	Sembar Formation	Sembar Pass, (Marri Hills) Baluchistan	Shale, Sandy Shale, Limestone	Neocomian, likely extends down to Late Jurassic
58	Goru Formation	Goru village (Nar River, southern Kirthar Range)	Siltstone, shale	Mainly Early Cretaceous (may extend Late Jurassic to Late Cretaceous)
59	Parh Limestone	Parh Range (Gaj River up reaches Baluchistan)	Limestone, Marl, Calcareous  Shale	Late Cretaceous
60	Moghalkot Formation	Moghal Kot, Zhob & D.I. Khan Road	Mudstone, shale, marl	Campanian to Early Maestrichtian (Marks 1962:Williams 1959)
61	Fort Munro Formation	Western flank of Fort Munro anticline (Frt. Munro-DG Khan Road)	Limestone calcareous shale	Late Campanian to early Maestrichtian)
62	Pab Sandstone	Pab range Wirahab Nai (Kirthar Province)	Sandstone	Maestrichtian (funal evidance William , 1959, Hunting Survey 1961)
63	Moro Formation	Moro River (Johan Bibi Nani) Baluchistan	Limestone, marl	Maestrichtian
64	Chichaili Formation	Chichaili Pass (Surghar Range)	Sandstone, glauconitic shale with phosphate nodules	Cretaceous
65	Lumshiwal Formation	Lumshiwal Nala (Salt Range)	Sandstone, shale, limestone	Aptian to Early Albian ( Kohat) U. Neocomian to Mid. Albian (Kala Chitta & S. Hazara) In Hazara Tithonian to Mid. Albian (Fatmi 1972)
66	Kawagarh Formation	Kawagarh hills (north of Kala Chitta Cambellpur District)	Mari, challor, dark & shale	Late Coriacian to Companian
67	Rakhshani Formation	Rokhshani (eastern end of Dalbandin Chagai) Baluchistan	Sandstone, tuff	Paleocene
68	Ispikan Conglomerate	Ispikan, north Makran Balochistan	Conglomerate, limestone & andesitic rocks	Paleocene
69	Ranikot Group	Ranikot Fort northern part of Lakhi Range in Sindh	Limestone, sandstone, shale	Paleocene
70	Khadro Formation	Khadro Bara Nai section northern Lakhi Range Sindh	Sandstone, shale, basaltic flows	Early Paleocene
71	Bara Formation	Bara Nai, Northern Lakhi Range, Sindh	Sandstone, shale	Middle Paleocene
72	Lakhra Formation	Lakhra Bolari section, southern lank of Lakkra anticline, lakhi Range Sindh	Limestone, Sandstone, shale interbeds	Late Paleocene
73	Dungan Formation	Mirhat Tangi, 8km NE of hanai, Loralai Distt, Balochistan	Limestone, Marl, conglomerate	Paleocene to Lr. Eocene(funal evidence)
74	Hangu Formation	Fort Lockhart, Samana Range Kohat, NWFP	Shale, Carbonaceous Shale, nodular	Early Paleocene (faunal evidence)
75	Lockhart Limestone	Fort Lockhart Samana Range Kohat, NWFP	Limestone, trans, fossiliferous	Paleocene (faunal evidence)
76	Patala Formation	Patala Nala Range Punjab	Shale & marl, limestone	Late Paleocene
77	Saindak Formation	Saindak Fort, Chaga Baluchistan	Interbeds of shale, sandstone, volcanic rocks,	Eocene to Oligocene (Faunal evidence)
78	Kharan Formation	Near Jalwar, Kharan District. Baluchistan	Limestone,	Early to Mid Eocene (mid extend down into Paleocene)
79	Nisai Formation	North of Nisai Railway. Station Muslim Bagh, Baluchistan	Limestone, Marl, Shale	Eocene to Oligocene in Wagabi ) Early to Mid Eocene
80	Ghazij Formation	Spintangi, Hanai Distt. Baluchistan	Shale, claystone, albaster,	Lower Eocene (on faunal evidence)
81	Laki Formation	Mari Nai, SW of Bara Nai northern Lakhi range Sind	Limestone, calcareous shale, sandstone, laterite	Early Eocene
82	Kirthar Formation	Gaj River Section Kirthar Range Dadu, Sindh	Interbeds of limestone, shale with minor marl,	M. Eocene to Oligocene (Kirthar Province
83	Panoba Shale	South of Panoba village Kohat NWFP	Shale	Early Eocene
84	Shekhan Formation	Shekhan Nala Kohat, NWFP	Shale, limestone	Early Eocene
85	Bahadar Khel Salt	Bahadar Khel Salt Quarry Kohat, NWFP	Salt, sandstone & clay	Early Eocene
86	Margala Hill Limestone	Jatta Gypsum Quarry, Kohat NWFP	Marl, limestone	Early Eocene
87	Jatta Gypsum	Jatta Gypsum Quarry Kohat NWFP	Gypsum	Early Eocene
88	Ghorgali Formation	Ghorgali Pass Khair –Murat Range Potwar, Punjab	Shale, limestone	Early Eocene
89	Kuldana Formation	Kuldana Village Muree Hill, Hazara NWFP	Shale, marl, bleached dolomite	Early to Mid.Eocene
90	Kohat Formation	Section along Kohat Kushal garh highway	Interbeds of limestone & shale	Early to Mid.Eocene
91	Nammal Formation	Nammal Gorge Salt Range, Punjab	Shale intercalation, marl, limestone	Early Eocene
92	Sakesar Limestone	Sakesar Peak, Salt Range, Punjab	Marl, limestone	Early Eocene
93	Amalaf Formation	Amalf Section Chagai Baluchistan	Volcanic rocks sandstone, agglomerate,	Oligocene
94	Marken Group	Not designated relates to Makran coast, Baluchistan	Clastic sediments	Eocene to Early Pleistocene
95	Khojak Formation	Nauroz, 30 km NE of Kharan Kalat, Baluchistan	Shale, siltstone	Eocene to Early Miocene
96	Momani Group	Momani River section, Dadu Sind	Marine sediments with some estuarine shale	Oligocene to Early Miocene
97	Nari Formation	Gaj River Section Kirthar range, Dadu, Sindh	Shale, sandstone	Oligocene to Early Miocene
98	Hingalj Formation	Not Designated Talar Gorge & Jiwani	Shale, mudstone minor conglomerate	Miocene to Pliocene in Balochistan Basin. Oligocene to Pleistocene in Axial Belt
99	Gaj Formation	Gaj River,Dadu, Sindh	Shale, fossiliferous	Early to Middle Miocene
100	Rawalpindi Gourp	Not Designated	Sandstone, Shale of fresh water origin	Miocene
101	Muree Formation	North of Dhok Maiki, Campbellpur, Punjab	Silstone, fossiliferous, Monotonous sequence of clay	Early Miocene
102	Kamlail	Southwest of Kamlail, Campbellpur, Punjab	Sandstone	Mid. to Late Miocene
103	Siwalik Group	Not designated	Clay, fossiliferous	Early Pleistocene Mid. Miocene
104	Chinji Formation	South of Chinji, Campbellpur, Punjab	Clay, sandstone	Late Miocene
105	Nagri Formation	Nagri village, Campbellpur District, Punjab	Salt, conglomerate, clay	Early Pliocene
106	Dhok Pathan Formation	Dhok village Campbellpur District, Punjab	Sandstone, clay, conglomerate	Mid. Pliocene
107	Soan Formation	Gaji Jagir, Sahil Road near Mujahid village north.of Soan River, Campellpur District, Punjab	Conglomerate, siltstone	Villafranchian Late Astian
108	Gawadar Formation	Gawadar, Makran, Balochistan	Sandy clay	Late Pliocene
109	Jiwani Formation	East of Jiwani to Ganj, Makran, Baluchistan	Shally, conglomerate, sandstone	Pleistocene
110	Haro Conglomerate	Kech Valley near Gish Kaur, Kharan, Balochistan	Congl , claystone, siltstone	Pleistocene
111	Bostan Formation	Pishi Lora valley, Pishin District. Baluchistan	Clay, conglomerate	Pleistocene
112	Lei Conglomerate	Lei River Section SE of Rawalpindi Punjab	Congl, Silstone, Eocene rocks	Pleistocene