Muhammad Aqib Khan, Muhammad Naeem,, Prof. Dr. Kamran Mirza, Dr. Nosheen Akhter
Muhammad Aqib Khan, Muhammad Naeem,, Prof. Dr. Kamran Mirza, Dr. Nosheen Akhter
Muhammad Aqib Khan, Muhammad Naeem,, Prof. Dr. Kamran Mirza, Dr. Nosheen Akhter
Kuza Gali area lies in a rela vely accessible part of northwestern Himalaya Eight units have been mapped within the project area, five are the Mesozoic
and represents a region with a well developed stra graphic column and and three are the Cenozoic. In the project area Jurassic directly overstep over
A look at the geological map of south east Hazara (La f 1970) MICROPALEONTOLOGY
shows that the mega synclinorium of the A ock Hazara fold
interes ng structure. Reconnaissance geological work was carried out in the Precambrian rocks a er complete removal of Precambrian sequence. the thrust belt along the Murree Abbo abad road is divisible
this area by Middlemiss (1896) as part of much larger project of 5 ĵ ʼn╜■┼ Ċ╙ś ŕ śĊĂ╜▄ ℓĊĵ ŕ Ŧ ◘ź Ċ╙╜■ ℓśľĊ╜◘■ℓ Ă■ŕ ▄◘◘ℓś ▓ĂĊśʼn╜Ă▄ ŕ ╜źźśʼnś■Ċ
Lithostar graphic Units of the Project Area into at least two synclinoria, the Nawashahr synclinorium
Paleocene to Eocene species of foraminifera have been observed.
reconnaissance mapping. It was followed by rela vely detailed mapping complex towards Abbo abad and the much larger the Kuza
by La f (1970). This later work, too, however, was preliminary in nature. C◘ʼn▓ĂĊ╜◘■ℓ Age ¬ Nummulities mamillatus (Fichtel & Moll)
Gali synclinorium complex towards Murree. The two
The present work covers a much smaller area but is intended to provide a ¬ Nummulities atacicus (Laymerie)
synclinorium complexes comprise a large number of
Margala Hill Limestone Eocene ¬ Ranikothalia sahnii (Davies)
much be er understanding of the stra graphy as well as the structure northeast-southwest trending smaller structures.
¬ Ranikothlia sindensis (Davies)
based on a detail and more precise geological mapping at a rela vely large Patala formation Late Paleocene The Kuza Gali synclinorial complex is the larger of the two
¬ Assilina laminosa (Gill)
scale ( 1:1250 ). The Margala synclinorial complexes and progressively enlarges and
Lockhart formation Late Paleocene ¬ Assilina subspinosa (Davies and Pinfold)
Hill Limestone is the subject of this thesis complicates towards the southwest. Further west it con nues ¬ Assilina spinosa (Davies and Pinfold)
Hungu Formation Lower Paleocene
as the main mega synclinorium or the A ock Hazara fold and ¬ Lockhartia conditi (Nuttall)
Conclusions Kawagarh Formation Upper Cretaceous
thrust belt. On the Murree Abbo abad road the Kuza Gali
synclinorial complex is bounded in the northwest by the
¬ Lockhartia tipperi (Davies)
¬ Operculina salsa (Davies and Pinfold)
Click here to insert your Conclusions text. Type it in or copy and paste Nathia Gali fault or the Hazara fault of Baig and Lawrence ¬ Operculina patalensis (Davies and Pinfold)
from your Word document or other source. Lumshiwal Formation Lower Cretaceous
(1987) against the Hazara slates near Kalabagh. Rocks older Total no. of slides: 36
Chichali Formation Late Jurassic-Early Cretaceous
than the Mesozoic, however, are not exposed in the southeast, Genus: Nummulities
This text box will automa cally re-size to your text. To turn off that sugges ng that the deposi onal axis of the basin was Species: mamillatus
feature, right click inside this box and go to Format Shape, Text Box, Samanasuk Formation Middle Jurassic systema cally shi ing towards the southeast and south Nummulities mamillatus (FICHTEL & MOLL), NUTTAL,
Autofit, and select the “Do Not Autofit” radio bu on. consequent upon the Himalayan upli . 1925, pl. 4, figs. 2,4, pl. 7, figs. 1,2,4.
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