GEOLOGICAL FIELD REPORT

Nizampur Basin, Attock Cherat Ranges

(Structural Analysis)

BY
Anwar U Din

DEPARTMENT OF GEOLOGY

UNIVERSITY OF PESHAWAR

PAKISTAN

YEAR # 2018-19

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 Visited Area:

Kala Chita Nizam Pur

 Supervisor:

Dr. Sajjad Ahmad

Mr. Gohar Rahman
 Submitted to:

Dr. Gohar Rahman

 Submitted By:

Anwar U Din
 Date of Field:

01-05-2019
 Date Of Submission:

05-07-2019

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 ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
In the name of Allah the most Beneficent, the most Merciful who gives us the strength to be a
part of this informative and knowledgeable field trip which was organized by the Department of
Geology University of Peshawar, Peshawar. Thanks to our parents for their constant support and
prayer then I would like to thanks Dr. Sajjad Ahmad Mr. Gohar Rahman for accompanying us to the
field and sharing their knowledge. In the end I would like to thanks all of those who made their
contribution to make this field successful especially Dr. Fayaz Ali (Head of Department).

ABSTRACT
The place selected for our field trip was Attock Nizam pur. It is basically located in Punjab province
of Pakistan. From Geological and Structural prospective this area got so much importance. It contain rocks
with age from Jurassic (Samna Suk formation) to recent Eocene rock (Marghala Hill Limestone

These area consist of different formations like Magalia hill limestone, Patala formation, Lockhart
limestone, Hangu formation, Kawaghar formation, Lumshiwal formation, Chichalli formation and
Samana suk formation.

Attock Nizam pur is known for its excellent exposures and structural deformation which consist of
different folds and some of the minor faults for example very clear anticline and syncline are observed at
the 1st stop and the some of the fault like the fault in between kawaghar and Samana Suk formation.

INTRODUCTION
Our 2nd field was arranged on 01 May in 2019 to the area of kala Chita which is the part of Attock district
province of Punjab. We left department at 8 45 am and start travelling toward the Attock nizampur.When
we enter in Nizampur basin .We start study of kala Chita it is the part of hill mountain northern of Pakistan.
In the north it is hisser tang fault Attock cherat range while in south there is kala Chita while in east is Indus
river in the west the kala Chita and Attock cherat range both are together. The kala Chita is highly folded
and faulted deform area which are intense stresses. So the folded form the stresses from east west and
lying in north south direction. It is very importance in geological point of view. So there is small scale of fold
in Marghala hill limestone and there is also fossil on the basis of these age is assigned to different lithological
formation.

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Diagrammatic View of Attock Nizam Pur Basin

Hissartang Fault

Confluence of Attock Nizam River Indus

Attock cherat Pur Basin E
W
and kalachita
range

Kala Chita Ranges

Main Objective of the field

 To observe various stratigraphy unit within the Attock Nizam Pur Basin
 To observe various Geological Structure (Fault, Folds, Ripple Marks)
 To observe various type of fauna within Attock Nizam Pur Basin

Figure 1 Cross section of the observed formation

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Stratigraphy of Attock Nizam Pur Basin:
S.No Formation Lithology Characteristics

01 Marghala hill Limestone Nodular, forms, fossil color.

02 Patala Shale Soft clay, greenish grey color.

03 Lockhart Limestone Nodularity, having chart nodule.

Unconformity

04 Kawaghar Hard limestone Marl mainly interbedded in

limestone bed
Fault

05 Samana Suk Sandy limestone Massive bed, ooids

06 Lumshiwal Sandstone, shale Ferruginous sandstone glauconitic

shale

07 Chichalli Sandstone, shale Glauconitic sandstone, shale

Fault

08 Samana Suk Sandy limestone Massive bed, ooids

09 Lumshiwal Sandstone, shale Ferruginous ,sandstone

glauconitic shale

10 Chichalli Sandstone shale Glauconitic Sandstone, shale.

Syncline & Anticline folding in Marghala hills

limestone:
Due to different stresses , oriented North south occur in Marghala limestone, there were
produce an alternative folding i.e. Anticline and Syncline having strike oriented East West .The

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given figure showing that some tectonic activities occur here making lots of joints ,Fracture and
folds .

Figure 2 field picture showing an alternative Anticline and Syncline which occur in Marghala hill
limestone

Stricken & Dip of folds:

Due to irregular stresses the dipping of limbs of different or same folds are also at different
direction and at different amount. We find some dip and strike of some fold limbs, showing in
figure.

Figure 3Field pic show the fold limb and strike

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Figure 4 picture showing structural data of limbs of fold in the tracing sheet.

Figure 5 field pic show Marghala hill limestone and its forms

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 Figure 6 Field Pic show Patala Shale

Figure 7 Field Pic show lateritic body of Hangu formation which clearly show the unconformity

Figure 8 field pic show Lockhart limestone

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Field pic show stylolite (zigzag) in samana Suk and to the right show Ooids in samana Suk formation

Figure 9 field pic show the Contact between the Samana Suk formation and Kawaghar formation, to
the left in upper portion show samana Suk formation and the down side to the right side show
Kawaghar formation.

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Figure 10 field pic showing the joints produces in kawaghar formation due to stresses produce
from thrust fault

Figure 11 Field Pic show the Kawaghar Limestone interbadded with shale

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 Figure 12 field pic show the ferruginous Sandstone of Lumshiwal formation

Figure 13 field picture show the Glauconitic sandstone of Chichalli Formation

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 REFERENCES

Field observation
Field lecture of Dr. Sajjad Ahmad and Mr. Gohar Rahman
Stratigraphy of Pakistan by S.M. Ibrahim Shah
Geology and Tectonic Of Pakistan – A.H Kazmi and M. Qasim
Jan
www.wipedia.com

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