Lithofacies analysis and economic mineral potential of a braided fluvial succession of NW Himalayan foreland basin Pakistan

Ali, Abbas; Pan, Jiayong; Yan, Jie; Nabi, Ahmad

doi:10.1007/s12517-019-4295-2

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“…In our previous study, we concluded that the sediments of Dhok Pathan Formation in this area had been deposited by the Indus river system (Ali et al, 2018b).…”

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Preliminary Resource Potential Assessment of Placer Light Rare Earth Elements (LREEs) from mid-Siwalik Sediments of a late Miocene Himalayan Foreland Basin, Pakistan

Ali

Jiayongjypan@ecit.cn

Yan

et al. 2019

IJEEG

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The present study has assessed the preliminary placer LREEs resource potential of mid-Siwalik Group Dhok Pathan Formation from Surghar-Shingar Range of NW Himalayan foreland Fold-and-Thrust-Belt and regarded them as indicative resources only. The analytical results of bulk samples of sandstone did not show any anomalous concentration of REEs. However, the ICP-MS results of heavy minerals laminations (black sands) revealed high concentrations (ppm) of LREEs (La: 975, Ce: 2831, Pr: 193, Nd: 746, Sm: 127, Gd: 98.70). We identified monazite-(Ce) [Ce, La, Nd]PO4 as the primary LREEs-bearing mineral through Electron Probe Micro Analysis (EPMA). The representative quantitative micro-mineral analysis of monazite confirmed promising concentration of Rare Earth Oxides (REOs) maximum (in weight %) - La2O3: 16.20, Ce2O3: 37.82, Pr2O3: 4.77, Nd2O3: 21.72, Sm2O3: 5.23, Gd2O3: 4.88. Considering the thickness, lateral extension and depositional setting of host sediments along-with anomalously high concentrations of LREEs, it has been concluded that these Siwalik sediments host good indicative placer resource potential for low-cost recovery of LREEs.

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“…In our previous study, we concluded that the sediments of Dhok Pathan Formation in this area had been deposited by the Indus river system (Ali et al, 2018b).…”

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confidence: 73%

Preliminary Resource Potential Assessment of Placer Light Rare Earth Elements (LREEs) from mid-Siwalik Sediments of a late Miocene Himalayan Foreland Basin, Pakistan

Ali

Jiayongjypan@ecit.cn

Yan

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“…The Rawalpindi Group, present in the study region, comprises formations like sandstone, siltstone, shales, and conglomerates, indicating less than 18 million years of river deposition, linked to the ancient Indus River (Ali et al, 2019). The Miocene Murree and Kamlial Formations exhibit interbedded shales and sandstones, with distinct color variations and the presence of calcite veins in the sandstone (Javed et al, 2021;Khan et al, 2024a).…”

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Petrology and Petrographic Delineation of Kamlial Formation Sandstone Mong and Thorar Village, Northern Pakistan

Mehmood,

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Gao

et al. 2024

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The origin of sandstone in the Rawalpindi group is disputed because of the lesser Himalayas complicated geological structure and ongoing tectonic activity. The goal of the study is to learn more about the petrographic and geological aspects of the Siwalik molasses deposits, which are formations that belong to the same age group. The Early Miocene Kamlial Formation, the Middle to Late Miocene Chinji Formation, and the Late Miocene Nagri Formation are the stratigraphic units revealed in the project area. The texture of the sandstone found in the Rawalpindi Group and Siwalik is fine to medium-grained. The hue ranges from grey to greenish grey. The sandstone displays thin to medium-bedded layers and exhibits thin lamination throughout. The sandstone of the Kamlial Formation contains load casts, potholes, worm burrows, hematite layers, and filled and unfilled mud cracks in basic structures. Model petrographic research reveals that the Murree Formation primarily consists of light minerals like feldspar, quartzite, and felice, whereas the Kamlial Formation is composed of heavy minerals like garnet and tourmaline. Sandstone from the Rawalpindi group undergoes analysis to ascertain its provenance using the quartz feldspar lithic fragments ternary diagram technique. Each plot in the QFL diagram's recycled orogeny provenance field is plotted.

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“…The Siwaliks are well exposed on western limb of the anticline (present study area) while older rock units are exposed on the eastern limb. The Surghar Thrust which is an equivalent of the Salt Range Thrust probably persistent along the axis of Surghar anticline that has western limb of SSR are 5300 m thick, while the thickness of Dhok Pathan Formation varies from 807-1540 m showing the character of repeated sandstoneshale sequences in fining upward rhythm (Ali et al, 2019). Khan and Opdyke (1987b) have assigned 7.5-2.5 Ma age to Dhok Pathan Formation of this area based on magneto-stratigraphic studies.…”

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“…Regional map of Pakistan depicting location of study area, b) Tectonic map of NW Pakistan, c) Zoom earth satellite image of SSR and surrounding areas. BB: Bannu Basin, PP: Potwar Plateau, KP: Kohat Plateau, KF: Kalabagh Fault, IR: Indus River, KR: Kurram River, SR: Salt Range, ST/SF: Surghar Thrust/Fault, SSR: Surghar Shingar Range, MKT: Main Karakoram Thrust, MMT: Main Mantle Thrust, MBT: Main Boundry Thrust, MFT: Main Frontal Thrust, TIRT: Trans Indus Range Thrust, d) Himalayan foreland basin (purple colour) (afterAli et al, 2019)…”

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Source of Organic Matter and Paleo-Environmental Reconstruction 13 Using 8 C Isotope from Mid-Siwalik Sediments of a Late Miocene Himalayan Foreland Basin, Pakistan

Ali

Pan

Yan

et al. 2020

Pak. j. sci. ind. res. Ser. A: phys. sci.

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This study examined the stable carbon isotope13 (8 C) and characterization of sources of organic matter from core samples of sandstones of mid-Siwalik group Dhok Pathan Formation from Surghar- Shingar Range of NW Himalayan foreland Fold-and-Thrust-Belt. These sediments have recorded valuable information regarding the palaeo-vegetation type and paleo-environment/depositional environments. The analytical results of stable carbon isotope range from -24.50 to -28.43% with an average value of -26.56%. These values correspond to C3 vegetation of cool growing season and support the hypothesis of the dominance of C3 biomass in the ecosystem during the late-Miocene in this area. The phytoclasts are characterized as huminite/vitrinite, derived from terrestrial plants and referred to as type-III kerogen. The fungal attack, scaring and pitting of bacterial activity, biochemical degradation, replacement/diagenetic development of pyrite suggest that these sandstones of Dhok Pathan Formation were deposited under dyoxic conditions and thus these sandstones are primary reduced sandstones.

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Lithofacies analysis and economic mineral potential of a braided fluvial succession of NW Himalayan foreland basin Pakistan

Cited by 5 publications

References 40 publications

Preliminary Resource Potential Assessment of Placer Light Rare Earth Elements (LREEs) from mid-Siwalik Sediments of a late Miocene Himalayan Foreland Basin, Pakistan

Preliminary Resource Potential Assessment of Placer Light Rare Earth Elements (LREEs) from mid-Siwalik Sediments of a late Miocene Himalayan Foreland Basin, Pakistan

Petrology and Petrographic Delineation of Kamlial Formation Sandstone Mong and Thorar Village, Northern Pakistan

Source of Organic Matter and Paleo-Environmental Reconstruction 13 Using 8 C Isotope from Mid-Siwalik Sediments of a Late Miocene Himalayan Foreland Basin, Pakistan

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