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Geology & Tectonics of Pakistan

Geological framework and Principal geological divisions of Pakistan:

The Chagai and Ras Koh area, The Dalbandin Trough, The Ras Koh Geanticline and Ras Koh-Mirjawa Flysch Belts, The Mashkhel depression, The Makran-Khojak-Pishin Flysch zone, The Makran, Khojak, and Pishin Flysch segment, The Fold and Thrust belts of Pakistan, Indus basin, Tethyan belt, The Sub, Lesser and Higher  Himalayas, The KIA complex, The Karakorum block, The Hindu Kush elements.

Precambrian to Quaternary Sedimentary sequence of Pakistan:

Igneous and metamorphic rocks of Pakistan: Igneous and metamorphic rocks of the Tethyan belt, Indo-Pakistan plate, south of MMT, south of MCT, Alkaline igneous province, Post Hercynian events, KIA Complex, Karakorum Block, Eastern Hindukush, Elements of the Indian Craton, South of the Himalyas, Fold and thrust belt, Chagai-Ras Koh Volcanic Arc.

Tectonics and structure:

Plate boundaries and regional fabric, Tectonic zones, Shield elements and buried ridges, Indus Basin, The Fold and thrust belt, Khuzdar block, Sulaiman block, The Bela-Waziristan Ophiolite Zone, The Chagai-Ras Koh Volcanic Arc, The Makran-Khojak-Pishin Flysch Zone.

Palaeogeographic and geodynamic evolution of Pakistan:



Practical:

Macroscopic and Microscopic Studies and geochemical data analyses of rock suites of various tectonic settings of Pakistan.

Credit hours/ Marks:- 100

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