Panjgur Fm
Period:
Neogene
Age Interval:
Middle Miocene
Province:
Pakistan Balochistan Basin
Type Locality and Naming
Holotype section: Within Makran Flysch Province (MFP) of the Balochistan Basin
Lithology and Thickness
Sandstone predominantly. Sandstone and marine shale (clastic turbidites, deposited in stacked sequences). Thickness: 1,000-2,000 m.
Lithology Pattern:
Sandstone
Relationships and Distribution
Lower contact
Conformably underlain by Hoshab Shale Fm
Upper contact
Conformably overlain by Parkini Fm
Regional extent
Makran Flysch Province
GeoJSON
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Fossils
Age
Middle Miocene.
Age Span:
Beginning stage:
Serravallian
Fraction up in beginning stage:
0.0
Beginning date (Ma):
13.82
Ending stage:
Serravallian
Fraction up in the ending stage:
1.0
Ending date (Ma):
11.63
Depositional setting
Hoshab Shale Fm was followed by an extensively sandy deep-sea fan complex, the Panjgur Fm.
Depositional pattern:
Additional Information
Compiler:
Nusrat K. Siddiqui