The Kala Chitta foreland fold and thrust belt, Northern Pakistan

Authors

  • M. Kaleem Akhtar Qureshi Geological Survey of Pakistan, 16-G, Model Town, Lahore
  • Aftab Ahmad Butt Institute of Geology, Punjab University, Lahore
  • Riaz A. Sheikh Institute of Geology, Punjab University Lahore

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.3126/jngs.v10i0.32133

Keywords:

Surface detachment, Blind thrust, Fold and thrust belt, Kala Chitta Range, Northern Pakistan

Abstract

The present structural framework of the Kala Chitta Range evolved through movement between two detachment surfaces. The Precambrian Attock Slates acted as a basal detachment surface above which large scale horizontal compression took place to produce the main structural framework of the Kala Chitta Range. The Middle Eocene argillaceous and gypsiferous Kuldana Formation behaved as the upper detachment surface giving rise to blind thrusts which were later exposed due to the intense erosion of the overlying folded Miocene strata.

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Published

1995-07-01

How to Cite

Qureshi, M. K. A., Butt, A. A., & Sheikh, R. A. (1995). The Kala Chitta foreland fold and thrust belt, Northern Pakistan. Journal of Nepal Geological Society, 10, 1–9. https://doi.org/10.3126/jngs.v10i0.32133

Issue

Vol. 10 (1995)

Section

Articles

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© Nepal Geological Society