salt range, minrals of pakistan, khewra, warcha, kalabagh,

The Salt Range is said to record 600 million years of earth's history, with thick deposits from Precambrian, Paleozoic, and Mesozoic times. On the southern slopes of the Salt Range, in Khewra, Warcha, and Kalabagh, there are large deposits of rock salt. Smaller salt deposits also occur in Jatta, Bahadur Khel, and Kharak. Coal deposits are found at Dandot, Pidh, and Makarwal Kheji. Traces of petroleum are associated with limestone and sandstone deposits in the western part of the Salt Range, and in the eastern part, layers of bituminous shale, dolomite, and bauxite are found. Large deposits of high-grade gypsum and anhydride also occur. Economically, salt, coal, and limestone mining are the most important.