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Pakistan Stratigraphy

Western Indus Suture

Bela-Khuzdar

Southern Balochistan, Lasbela district · Suture zone transitional to arc-trench

Southern ophiolite belt marking the Western Indus Suture. Contains Bela Ophiolite and associated sediments. Transition zone between Indus and Balochistan basins.

Units

2

Tectonic setting

Suture zone transitional to arc-trench

This reference records 2 units in the Bela-Khuzdar spanning 1 geological era, most commonly conglomerate, limestone.

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At a glance

2
units
1
era
2
georeferenced
1
with fossils
2
type localities
3,000 m
max thickness
17
sources

Rock types

  • conglomerate (1)
  • limestone (1)

Based on the primary lithology recorded for each unit; some units span more than one rock type.

Fossils recorded

  • Bivalves
  • Gastropods
  • Trace fossils

Units in this province

2 units

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Era colours
  • Quaternary
  • Cenozoic
  • Mesozoic
  • Paleozoic
  • Precambrian
Bela-Khuzdar
  1. Bela OphioliteCretaceous
  2. Pab SandstoneFossils recordedCretaceous
IgneousSandstoneFossils recordedConformable

Band colour = period; texture = dominant rock type. Lines between bands mark the contact type. True scale makes height ∝ recorded thickness; hatched = thickness not recorded. Ages approximate, for ordering.