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    The document provides information on geological periods, epochs, formations and lithology types from the Pleistocene to Middle Jurassic time periods. It describes the dominant rock types of each period as mostly sandstone, claystone or limestone, with some formations containing interbeds of other rock types like shale, marl or coal. The levels of detail provided are the era, period, epoch and formation names with brief descriptions of the dominant and accompanying rock lithology types.

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    The document provides information on geological periods, epochs, formations and lithology types from the Pleistocene to Middle Jurassic time periods. It describes the dominant rock types of each period as mostly sandstone, claystone or limestone, with some formations containing interbeds of other rock types like shale, marl or coal. The levels of detail provided are the era, period, epoch and formation names with brief descriptions of the dominant and accompanying rock lithology types.

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    Era Period Epoch Formation Sub Formation Lithology Type

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    The document provides information on geological periods, epochs, formations and lithology types from the Pleistocene to Middle Jurassic time periods. It describes the dominant rock types of each period as mostly sandstone, claystone or limestone, with some formations containing interbeds of other rock types like shale, marl or coal. The levels of detail provided are the era, period, epoch and formation names with brief descriptions of the dominant and accompanying rock lithology types.

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    Era

    Period

    Epoch

    Formation

    Sub formation

    Lithology Type

    PLEISTOCENE RECENT

    SHUMAR

    Dominantly Sand/Sandstone with interbeds of Clay/Claystone and occasional limestone Clay A4 Limestone Clay/Claystone Lst with interbeds of calc Clay Clay with calc Claystone Bioclastic Lst, occasionally pyretic Shale/clayst with thin interbeds of Lst Lst, occ pyritic with Clay intercalations Shale/clayst with bioclastic Limestone Limestone, thin interbeds of Shale Clay/Shale with thin interbeds of Limestone Interbeds of Sand, Clay, Shale & Coal Clay/Shale, interbeds Limestone Sandstone/Claystone Marl

    MIDDLE EOCENE

    BANDAH Clay B2 Limestone Up. Ghazij Shale

    LATE PALEOCENE EARLY PALEOCENE

    B4 Limestone KHUIALA Lower Ghazij Shale C2 - C4 Limestone Upper Clay/Shale D2 Sandstone

    CENOZOIC

    TERTIARY

    PALEOCENE

    SANU Lower Clay/Shale D6 Sandstone PARH

    UPPER CRETACEOUS GORU CRETACEOUS

    Upper Goru

    Claystone (i/p shaly) and Marl

    Lower Goru

    Claystone (i/p shaly, i/p Glauc) and Marl

    MESOZOIC

    LATE CRETACEOUS

    PARIWAR

    Dominantly Sandstone with interbeds of Clay/claystone

    UPPER JURRASIC JURASSIC

    BAISAKHIBADESIR

    Dominantly Claystone with interbeds of Sandstone

    MIDDLE JURASSIC

    JAISALMER

    Dominantly Limestone with thin beds of Claystone and Shale

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