Occurrence of a melange along the Malakand pass north of Dargai, northern Pakistan
Abstract
An ophiolitic mélange has been identified along the Malakand pass north of Dargai. The mélange is characterized by exotic blocks of talc-carbonate, talc actinolite schist, greenschist and plagio-granite in a matrix of graphitic schist of the Saidu formation. It has a northeast southwest extension. The mélange is considered as imbrication of the MMT zone along the Kishora thrust.
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