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Sunday, 12 July 2020

Chitarwata Formation

One day geological field to examine the Chitarwata Formation of Oligocene age. It is located on the western margin of the Indian Plate, in Sulaiman Fold and Thrust belt, NW Himalayas, Pakistan. The old name of this formation was Nari Formation. The lithology of Chitarwata formation includes sandstone, shale, claystone and limestone. 

Chitarwata Fromation of Oligocene Age. Credits: Owais Tayyab

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