Enviromental Geology

Lab Assignment
Zohair Aman Khan ( FA20-GEO-007 )
Raja Shahzeb ( FA20-GEO-011 )
Abdullah Azmat ( FA20-GEO-002 )

Datta Formation:
The name Datta Formation was introduced by Danilchik (1961) and Danilchik and Shah (1967)
to replace the name “Variegated Stage” of Gee (1945) and earlier workers. 

Type Locality:
The type section is located in Datta Nala in the Surghar Range.

Age:
Early Jurassic.

Lithology:
The formation is mainly of continental origin and consists of variegated (red, maroon, grey,
green and white) sandstone, shale, siltstone and mudstone with irregularly distributed
calcareous, dolomitic, carbonaceous, ferruginous, glass sand and fireclay horizons. The fireclay
is normally present in the lower part while the upper part includes a thick bed (4 to 7 m) of
maroon shale easily recognizable in Salt Range and Trans-Indus Ranges.

Fossils:
No diagnostic fossils have been reported from the formation except some carbonaceous
remains.Formation is gradational.

Contacts:
It rests unconformably on the Kingrali Formation and the lower contact with the Shinawari
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Samanasuk Formation:
Baroch Lime Stone by Gee(1945),Kioto Lime Stone by Cotter(1933),Kioto Lime Stone by
Middlemiss(1896),Sikhar Lime Stone by Latief(1970)

Type locality:
Samanasuk peak in samanarange.

 Lithology:

In Hazara area the limestone of the Formation is thin to thick-bedded and includes some
dolomitic, ferruginous, sandy and oolitic beds. The thickness of the Formation is 366 m in
Bagnotar section of Hazara area. The lower contact is transitional with Shinawari Formation and
upper contact is disconformable with Chichali formation.Light grayish to bluish gray limestone
with yellow patches of dolomitization(S:33 P:45), oolitic limestone and sandy limestone .

Contacts:
Formation has lower conformable contact with Datta Formation while theUpper contact is
unconformable with Hangu formation

Fossils:
Gastropods, Brachiopods, Bivalves are reported.

Age:
The fauna indicates that age in all areas is essentially Middle Jurassic.
Shinwari Formation:
Type Locality:
Shinwari Village, District Karrak

Lithology:
The formation consists of thin to thick bedded grey, brownish grey limestone that includes
sandy, oolitic and ferruginous beds. Nodular marl, calcareous and non calcareous maroon shale
and quartzose, ferruninous and calcareous white to light grey, brown sandstone.

Fossils:
The fossils recorded are Bouleiceras, Terebratula, Montlivaltia, Pholadomya, Zeilleria,
Eotrapezium, Spiriferina sp., Velata velata, Pecten sp., Lima gigantee, corals gastropods,
bivalves and brachiopod.