Country Update Paper on Pakistan
- Key words
- seismo-tectonic routes of Pakistan
- Location
- Pakistan
- Conference
- World Geothermal Congress
- Year
- 2010
- Session
- 12. Geology
- Language
- English
- Paper number
- 1215
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Abstract
If seen through the eyes of a Geologist, Pakistan is a huge museum of Geological formations changing from region to region and holding an immense diversity in rocks varieties from many ages. These geological period are:
Pre-Cretaceous Age -- about 110 million years ago, when Indian masses were still buckled with Africa.
Late Cenozoic age -- 45 million years ago, when Indian Plate collided with Eurasian mass, forming the huge chains of mountains in North & North West of sub-continent namely Himalayas, Karakorum & Hindukush. These Ranges are still considered among the geologically active areas of world.
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