Stratigraphy and paleontology of coal beds in the Ghazij Shale, Sor Range-Daghari Coal Field, Quetta Division, Pakistan
Open-File Report
75-274
By: Edward B. Fritz and M.R. Khan
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Abstract
Coal mine tunnels and surface sections in the Ghazij Shale of early Eocene age in the coal field near Quetta, Pakistan, were sampled in detail in order to make a foraminiferal analysis. This analysis and consequent correlations suggest that the coal seams are lenticular and have little lateral continuity. The planktonic Foraminifera date the geologic age of the coal-bearing sequences as early Eocene. Other Foraminifera indicate the shallow-water environment of deposition of the coal. Evidence is presented to show that coal was deposited in a series of unconnected swamps or marshes.
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| Publication type | Report |
|---|---|
| Publication Subtype | USGS Numbered Series |
| Title | Stratigraphy and paleontology of coal beds in the Ghazij Shale, Sor Range-Daghari Coal Field, Quetta Division, Pakistan |
| Series title | Open-File Report |
| Series number | 75-274 |
| DOI | 10.3133/ofr75274 |
| Year Published | 1975 |
| Language | English |
| Publisher | U.S. Geological Survey |
| Description | ii, 16 p. |
| Country | Pakistan |
| City | Quetta |
| Other Geospatial | Sor Range-Daghari Coal Field, Quetta Division |
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