Hadda Quartzite
Proterozoic
Indo-Pakistan Shield
Part of Sharaban Group
Precambrian in the time scale →Cited in 4 sources Last reviewed Aug 8, 2026
- Rank
- formation
- Status
- Published
- Age
- Precambrian · Precambrian · ProterozoicProterozoic
- Named by
- Heron (1913)
- Type locality
- Not recorded
- Thickness
- 350 m
- Lithology
- Calcareous quartzite, dull rusty brown, fine-grained (shallow-marine to deltaic), with minor conglomerate beds and rare lava flows.
- Synonyms
- Hadda Formation
The lower formation of the Sharaban Group (Machh Super Group) in the Kirana Complex: a ~350 m calcareous quartzite of shallow-marine to deltaic character, overlain by the Chak 102 Conglomerate. Named the Hadda Quartzite (Heron, 1913); placed in the Sharaban Group by Alam (1987) and retained in the revised scheme of Chaudhry, Ahsan & Rehman (2022).
Fossils
Not recorded
Contacts
Band colour = period; texture = dominant rock type. Lines between bands mark the contact type; dotted = no contact recorded in the sources (not a claim of conformity). True scale makes height ∝ recorded thickness; hatched = thickness not recorded. Ages approximate, for ordering.
This unit (highlighted) within its province column; faded ends continue above and below. Line style marks the contact type.
Distribution & setting
- Basin
- Indo-Pakistan Shield
- Region
- Not recorded
- Depositional environment
- shallow marine, deltaic
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
Correlation
Not recorded. Compare this unit against other basins on the correlation panel →
Economic significance
Not recorded
Remarks
Not recorded
Research notes (3)
Field-by-field findings drawn from the cited literature. Every statement is traced to a registered source — follow a citation for the full reference.
Name & nomenclature (1)
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Attested in Shah (2009), Geological Survey of Pakistan Memoir 22 - the Stratigraphic Committee of Pakistan's compiled lexicon (listed in the memoir's contents). Adds the definitional GSP/SCP lexicon citation.
Shah, S.M.I. (2009)
Age & correlation (1)
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Kazmi & Jan (1997): the Hadda Formation is the fourth of the five formations of the Precambrian Kirana Group (Alam 1983; Kirana Hills; Rb-Sr 870 ± 40 Ma); no separate per-formation lithology is given (group lithology: phyllite, slate, quartzite and volcanics).
Kazmi, A.H. & Jan, M.Q. (1997)
Lithology (1)
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Chaudhry, Ahsan & Rehman (2022): the Hadda Quartzite is dull rusty-brown, fine-grained and calcareous, with minor conglomerate beds, interpreted as shallow-marine to deltaic. In their revised scheme it is the lower unit of the Sharaban Group (Machh Super Group), overlain by the Chak 102 Conglomerate.
Chaudhry, M.N., Ahsan, N. & Rehman, S.U. (2022)
Sources (4)
- Chaudhry, M.N., Ahsan, N. & Rehman, S.U. (2022). Revised Stratigraphy of Sargodha-Chiniot Area, Punjab, Pakistan. The Geological Bulletin of the Punjab University, 2022, pp. 1-9.
- Shah, S.M.I. (2009). Stratigraphy of Pakistan. Geological Survey of Pakistan, Memoir Vol. 22.
- Kazmi, A.H. & Jan, M.Q. (1997). Geology and Tectonics of Pakistan. Graphic Publishers, Karachi.
- Kazmi, A.H. & Abbasi, I.A. (2008). Stratigraphy and Historical Geology of Pakistan. Department & National Centre of Excellence in Geology, University of Peshawar, Peshawar. 524 pp. ISBN 978-969-9119.
Reviewer confidence: high
Every fact on this page is source-cited. This entry is part of the peer-archived Pakistan Stratigraphy Dataset (doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.21363991, CC‑BY‑4.0).
Lexicon status: Name attested in the Shah (1977/2009) Geological Survey of Pakistan compilation — the national stratigraphic lexicon. This records where the name is documented; it is not an endorsement of the unit’s definition, age or figures.
Cite this unit
Qudsi, L. (2026). Hadda Quartzite. In Pakistan Stratigraphy Dataset [Data set]. Zenodo. https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.21363991
@misc{stratigraphypk_haddaquartzite,
author = {Qudsi, Lareb},
title = {{Hadda Quartzite} --- Pakistan Stratigraphy Dataset},
year = {2026},
publisher = {Zenodo},
doi = {10.5281/zenodo.21363991},
url = {https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.21363991}
} Archived dataset: doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.21363991 (CC‑BY‑4.0) · Direct link to this entry: https://stratigraphy.pk/formation/hadda-quartzite (accessed October 29, 2026).
To cite the unit's original definition instead, see: Heron (1913).
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