Kohistan-Ladakh Magmatic Arc
Kohistan Arc
Northern Khyber Pakhtunkhwa and Gilgit-Baltistan · Oceanic island arc, inter-suture position
Cretaceous-Paleogene island arc complex representing a complete section through oceanic arc crust. Bounded by the Northern (Indus) and Karakoram Sutures.
This reference records 22 units in the Kohistan Arc spanning 2 geological eras, most commonly metamorphic rocks, igneous rocks, evaporite.
At a glance
- 22
- units
- 2
- eras
- 7
- georeferenced
- 2
- with fossils
- 16
- type localities
- 9,000 m
- max thickness
- 19
- sources
Rock types
- metamorphic rocks (10)
- igneous rocks (6)
- evaporite (3)
- conglomerate (2)
Based on the primary lithology recorded for each unit; some units span more than one rock type.
Fossils recorded
- Orbitolina
- Rudists (Hippurites)
- Nummulites
- Discocyclina
- Actinocyclina
Units in this province
22 unitsLine these up against other basins on the correlation panel →
- Quaternary
- Cenozoic
- Mesozoic
- Paleozoic
- Precambrian
Which part?
- Dir Group
- Baraul Banda Formation
- Shamran Volcanic Group
- Katzarah Formation
- Kohistan Batholith
- Shigar Group
- Skardu Group
- Gashu-Confluence Volcanics
- Gilgit Formation
- Jijal Complex
- Thelichi Formation
- Burji Formation
- Chalt Volcanic Group
- Chilas Complex
- Drosh Formation
- Gawuch Formation
- Kamila Amphibolite Belt
- Peshmal Schists
- Purit Formation
- Yasin Group
- Jaglot Group
- Deshan Banda Limestone
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.