Fault, suture or tectonic-boundary exposure Cenozoic
Koh-i-Sultan Volcano
Chagai Hills · also Kuh-e Sultan
A deeply eroded Neogene–Quaternary stratovolcano of the Chagai magmatic arc in far-western Balochistan, built above the northward subduction of the Arabian plate; the arc hosts the giant Reko Diq porphyry copper–gold system.
ScientificScenicEconomic
- Youngest volcano of the Chagai subduction-related arc
- Andesitic–dacitic edifice with fumarolic sulphur deposits
- Arc setting of the Reko Diq porphyry Cu–Au deposit
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 310/400 · 77.5%
Educational use 230/400 · 57.5%
Touristic use 225/400 · 56.3%
Degradation risk 180/400 · 45%
High priority
Nearby geosites
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