Distinctive erosional/structural landform or scenery Cenozoic
Bolan Pass
Sulaiman Fold Belt · also Bolan Gorge
The historic Bolan Pass cuts through the Paleocene–Eocene of the Kalat–Sulaiman front, exposing the Dungan Formation limestones and the overlying Ghazij Group red beds along a gateway used for millennia between the Indus plains and the Iranian plateau.
ScientificScenicCultural
- Paleocene Dungan limestone → Eocene Ghazij clastics section
- A natural structural gateway through the fold belt
- Long-standing trade and railway route
The geology here
The stratigraphic units exposed at this site — every geological fact above traces to their cited sources.
Quantitative assessment
Scored with the Brilha (2016) method — each value 0–400. Desk-based first pass; the full score matrix ships with the open dataset.
Scientific value 210/400 · 52.5%
Educational use 310/400 · 77.5%
Touristic use 300/400 · 75%
Degradation risk 235/400 · 58.8%
Urgent — high value, high risk
Nearby geosites
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