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Cenozoic • Paleogene formation GSP memoir

Gorag Formation

Oligocene

Kirthar Basin · Western Kirthar (Balochistan)

Paleogene in the time scale →

Cited in 2 sources Last reviewed Jul 31, 2026

Unit summary
Rank
formation
Status
Under review
Age
Cenozoic · PaleogeneOligocene
Named by
Not recorded
Type locality
Not recorded
Thickness
Not recorded
Lithology
Not recorded
Synonyms
Not recorded

Gorag Formation

Fossils

Not recorded

Contacts

In the Kirthar Range column
  1. Kirthar FormationFossils recordedPaleogene
  2. Nari FormationFossils recordedPaleogene
  3. Gorag Formation ◀Paleogene
  4. Kingri FormationPaleogene
  5. Sembar FormationFossils recordedCretaceous
LimestoneSandstoneMixedShale / mudFossils 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.

This unit (highlighted) within its province column; faded ends continue above and below. Line style marks the contact type.

Distribution & setting

Kirthar Range
Basin
Kirthar Basin
Region
Western Kirthar (Balochistan)
Depositional environment
Not recorded
Coordinates
Not recorded

Correlation

Not recorded. Compare this unit against other basins on the correlation panel →

Economic significance

Not recorded

Remarks

Not recorded

Sources (2)
  • Malkani, M.S. & Mahmood, Z. (2017). Stratigraphy of Pakistan. Geological Survey of Pakistan, Memoir Vol. 24.
  • Kazmi, A.H. & Abbasi, I.A. (2008). Stratigraphy and Historical Geology of Pakistan. Department & National Centre of Excellence in Geology, University of Peshawar, Peshawar. 524 pp. ISBN 978-969-9119.

Reviewer confidence: low

Every fact on this page is source-cited. This entry is part of the peer-archived Pakistan Stratigraphy Dataset (doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.21363991, CC‑BY‑4.0).

Lexicon status: Appears in a single-author Geological Survey of Pakistan memoir (Malkani & Mahmood 2017), not cross-confirmed against the Shah lexicon. The Stratigraphic Committee of Pakistan is largely inactive, so documented provenance — not formal ratification — is the available signal.

Cite this unit
APA

Qudsi, L. (2026). Gorag Formation. In Pakistan Stratigraphy Dataset [Data set]. Zenodo. https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.21363991

BibTeX 
@misc{stratigraphypk_goragformation,
  author    = {Qudsi, Lareb},
  title     = {{Gorag Formation} --- Pakistan Stratigraphy Dataset},
  year      = {2026},
  publisher = {Zenodo},
  doi       = {10.5281/zenodo.21363991},
  url       = {https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.21363991}
}

Archived dataset: doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.21363991 (CC‑BY‑4.0) · Direct link to this entry: https://stratigraphy.pk/formation/gorag-formation (accessed August 30, 2026).

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