The Structure of Quetta Valley
Abstract
The structure of Quetta Valley in general came out to be not as intricate as it was supposed to be due to its proximity to Sibi wedge. The Chiltan, Murdar Ghar and Takatu are the major anticlinal folds of the area intervened by the Quetta synclinorium. However, the detail of the structure with clements of folds, faults, culminations and depression demands an explanation for their origin and a typical mode of occurrence in the area which has been provided in the paper.
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