SALT TECTONICS IN THE PUNJAB SALT RANGE, PAKISTAN1

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Research Article| January 01, 1966 SALT TECTONICS IN THE PUNJAB SALT RANGE, PAKISTAN1 M. S KRISHNAN M. S KRISHNAN GEOLOGY DEPT., OSMANIA UNIVERSITY, HYDERABAD 7, INDIA (FORMERLY DIRECTOR, GEOLOGICAL SURVEY OF INDIA, CALCUTTA, INDIA) Search for other works by this author on: GSW Google Scholar GSA Bulletin (1966) 77 (1): 115–122. https://doi.org/10.1130/0016-7606(1966)77[115:STITPS]2.0.CO;2 Article history received: 15 Jan 1965 first online: 02 Mar 2017 Cite View This Citation Add to Citation Manager Share Icon Share Facebook Twitter LinkedIn MailTo Tools Icon Tools Get Permissions Search Site Citation M. S KRISHNAN; SALT TECTONICS IN THE PUNJAB SALT RANGE, PAKISTAN. GSA Bulletin 1966;; 77 (1): 115–122. doi: https://doi.org/10.1130/0016-7606(1966)77[115:STITPS]2.0.CO;2 Download citation file: Ris (Zotero) Refmanager EasyBib Bookends Mendeley Papers EndNote RefWorks BibTex toolbar search Search Dropdown Menu toolbar search search input Search input auto suggest filter your search All ContentBy SocietyGSA Bulletin Search Advanced Search Abstract Salt deposits occur in two areas in western Pakistan: one near Kohat west of the Indus River, and the other in the Punjab Salt Range between the Indus and Jhelum rivers (lat. 35° N.; long. 71°–74° E.). The Salt Range is the south-facing scarp of the Potwar Plateau. The plateau is formed by a great thickness of sedimentary rocks which have been thrust southeastward between two wedges of the Indian Peninsula toward Kashmir and Waziristan. The strata in the Potwar basin (whose southern border is the Salt Range) are gently folded in the south but progressively more intensely folded and faulted in the north.The Salt Range exposes a good sedimentary succession but has a long gap between the Cambrian and the Upper Carboniferous, and short gaps below the Upper Jurassic, below the Eocene, and below the Upper Oligocene. The Saline Series with its associated salt, marl, gypsum, dolomite, and oil-shale beds is exposed all along the Salt Range. The salt beds attain a maximum thickness of 800 feet. The salt appears massive except where it includes marl and gypsum bands which show very complex folding. The Saline Series occupies various stratigraphic positions, and its contacts with the other formations are highly disturbed and brecciated, presumably as a result of thrusting.The controversy regarding the age of the Saline Series, whether Cambrian or Eocene, will probably not be settled without the aid of new techniques, for the observable geologic features can be used to support either side of the controversy. This content is PDF only. Please click on the PDF icon to access. First Page Preview Close Modal You do not have access to this content, please speak to your institutional administrator if you feel you should have access.