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 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