Trans Indus Ranges

 Location
 Includes;
 Khisor Range
 Surghar Range

 (Shinghar + Marwat + Pezu + Menzai) Ranges

 All the ranges have the same stratigraphy as

salt range but few formation has been name
differently
 (Shinghar + Marwat + Pezu + Menzai) Ranges
purely contains Siwaliks
 Khisor Range
Stratigraphy
AGE FORMATIONS/Group
Pliocene Siwalik Group
Triassic Kingriali Formation
Tredian Formation
Mianwali Formation
Permian Zalauch Group
Chiddru Formation
Wargal Limestone
Amb Formation

Nilanwahan Group
Sardai Formation
Warcha Sandstone
Tobra Formation
Cambrian Jhelum Group
Khisor Formation
Juttana Formation
Khussak Formation
Khewra Sandstone
 Khisor Formation
 Gypsiferous series, Gee 1945
 Khisor Gysierous beds, Hussain 1960
 Then SCP formalized it to be Khisor Formation

Type Locality
 West of Saiyeduwala where the only place where it is developed

Lithology
 Dolomite, gypsum and Shales
 Gypsum; white to light grey, partly dark grey and laminated with interclation of dolomite
 Shale; dark grey to black, silty

Thickness/Distribution
 Khisor Range; 100-135m

Fossils
 Having mega fossils

Age
 Cambrian; equivalent to Baghanwalan Formation

Contact
 Lower: conformable with Juttana Formation
 Upper: unconformable with Tobra Formation
 Surghar Range
Stratigraphy
AGE FORMATION/GROUP
Recent Alluvium
Pliocene Siwalik Group
Miocene Mitta Khattak Formation
Eocene Sakessar Limestone
Nammal Formation
Palaeocene Patala Formation
Lockhart Limestone
Hangu Formation
Cretaceous Lumshiwal Formation
Chichali Formation
Jurassic Samana Suk Formation
Shinawari Formation
Datta Formation
Triassic Kingrali Formation
 Mitta Khattak Formation
 Term introduced by Danichick and Shah 1987

Type Locality
 Gorge, NE of Mitta Khattak village (320 48’ N; 710 09’ E)

Lithology
 Interbedded conglomerate, sandstone and siltstone
 Conglomerate; at the base having well sorted pebble and cobbles (yellowish brown, limestone of
sakessar limestone, quartzite, granite )
 Sandstone; above conglomerate is sanstone; yellowish brown, fine grained
 Siltstone; overlies the sandstone, which is thick sequence reddish brown abundant at top

Thickness/Distribution
 Formation is restricted to Surghar Range, SW extremity about 100m thick and pinches out
laterally towards eastern margin

Fossils
 No specific fossils have been reported

Age
Miocene

Contact
 Lower: unconformable with Sakessar Limestone
 Upper: unconformable with Siwalik Group