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Wargal Limestone
Wargal Limestone
Wargal Limestone
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Wargal Limestone:
Synoname: Noetling [1901] coined the term ,The Wargal
Group, to predominantly calcareous unit.The name wargal
limestone as approved by the stratigraphic committee of Pakistan
was introduced by teichert [1966].for the same rock unit the
name,Middle Product Limestone,was used by Waggen [1879].
Wargal Limestone
Chhidru Formation:
Synoname: The name chhidru beds was given by
Waggen[1891] and Chhidru Groupby noetling [1901] to the
topmost beds of commonly known Product Limestone and is
derived from Chhidru Nala.The name Chhidru formation was
introduced by Dunbar[1932].
Lithology:
Contacts:
Fauna:
Fauna consist of
brachiopods,bellerophontids,ammonites etc.
Age:
Chhidru Formation
Mianwali Formation:
Synoname:
Tredian Formation:
Synoname: The name Tredian Formation was introduction
by Gee[in Kummel,1966] to replace,in part,his earlier
nameKingriali sandstone[Gee,1945].
Lithology:
Kingriali Formation:
Synoname:
Lithology:
Data Formation:
Synoname:
Datta Formation
Lumshival Formation:
Synoname: it was name lumshiwal sandstone by Gee in 1945;
Giumal sandstone by Middlemiss 1896 and name by Cotter Main
sandstone series in 1933.
Hangu Formation:
The Hangu Shale and Hangu Sandstone of Davies (1930)
from the Kohat area have been formalized by the stratigraphic
committee of Pakistan (1973) as Hangu Formation.
Sandstone with shale intercalation(in
kohat);elsewheresandstone,shale,carbona-ceous and argillaceous
limestone.Sandstone; white, light grey,reddish brown,weathers
dark rusty brown,fine to coarse grained, in place
lockhart Limestone:
synoname: it was name Nummulitic Series,Middlemiss in
1896, Hill limestone Wynne in 1873, cotter name it Khairabad
Limestone in 1933 and Gee name it Tarhobi Limestone.
Lockhart Limestone
Patala Formation:
Synoname: it was named Patala shale by Davies and Pinfold in
1937, Tarkhobi Shale by Eames in 1952 and Nummulitic series by
Waggen in 1896.
Nammal Formation: