STRATIGRAPHIC NAMES

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