Scribd Logo
Upload

Welcome to Scribd!

  • Sedimentary Basin of Pakistan: Bs Geology-6A

    Uploaded by

    Malik Faraz
    1K views22 pages
    The document summarizes the major sedimentary basins found in Pakistan. It describes that sedimentary basins are low-lying areas where thick layers of sediment have accumulated over geologic time. The major basins in Pakistan are the Indus Basin, which contains the Upper, Central, and Southern Indus sub-basins, and the Balochistan Basin. It also briefly outlines the Kakar-Khorasan Basin and provides references for further information.

    Original Description:

    basins of pakistan

    Original Title

    Sedimentary Basin of Pakistan

    Copyright

    © © All Rights Reserved

    Available Formats

    PPTX, PDF, TXT or read online from Scribd

    Did you find this document useful?

    Is this content inappropriate?

    Report this Document
    The document summarizes the major sedimentary basins found in Pakistan. It describes that sedimentary basins are low-lying areas where thick layers of sediment have accumulated over geologic time. The major basins in Pakistan are the Indus Basin, which contains the Upper, Central, and Southern Indus sub-basins, and the Balochistan Basin. It also briefly outlines the Kakar-Khorasan Basin and provides references for further information.

    Copyright:

    © All Rights Reserved
    Download as PPTX, PDF, TXT or read online from Scribd
    Flag for inappropriate content
    Download as pptx, pdf, or txt
    1K views22 pages

    Sedimentary Basin of Pakistan: Bs Geology-6A

    Uploaded by

    Malik Faraz
    The document summarizes the major sedimentary basins found in Pakistan. It describes that sedimentary basins are low-lying areas where thick layers of sediment have accumulated over geologic time. The major basins in Pakistan are the Indus Basin, which contains the Upper, Central, and Southern Indus sub-basins, and the Balochistan Basin. It also briefly outlines the Kakar-Khorasan Basin and provides references for further information.

    Copyright:

    © All Rights Reserved
    Download as PPTX, PDF, TXT or read online from Scribd
    Flag for inappropriate content
    Download as pptx, pdf, or txt
    of 22

    SEDIMENTARY BASIN OF PAKISTAN

    BS GEOLOGY- 6A
    Group Members
    Malik faraz
    Muhammad adnan sami
    Syed adil shah
    Kawish hussain shoukat
    Mohsin khan
    Contents
    Sedimentary Basin
    Types
    Sedimentary Basin In Pakistan
    Upper Indus Basin
    Lower Indus Basin
    Balochistan Basin
    Sedimentary Basins
    a low area in the Earths crust, of tectonic origin, in
    which sediments accumulate.
    Or
    Geologically depressed area with thick sediments
    in the interior and thinner sediments at edges
    Types Of Sedimentary Basin
    Rift basin (rifting)
    Passive margin basin (rifting)
    Fore arc basin (subduction)
    Fore land basin (collision)
    Strike slip basin (transform)
    Rift Basin
    Passive Margin Basin
    Forearc basin
    Foreland basin
    Sedimentary Basin In Pakistan

    Indus basin

    Balochistan basin

    Kakar Khorasan Basin


    Upper Indus Basin

    Kohat sub basin

    Potwar sub basin


    Siwalikh Basin
    Central Indus Basin
    Southern Indus Basin
    Kakar Khorasan Basin(pashin Basin)
    Chamman fault north
    Obducted ophiolite margin of indian plate
    south
    In N it is extended toward afghanistan and is
    known there as kundar urgun basin.
    Young sediments
    Balochistan Basin
    References
    https://
    folk.uio.no/hanakrem/svalex/Misc/Sedimentary
    _basins.swf
    https://
    web.viu.ca/earle/geol201/basin-types.htm
    http://
    akbar22.yolasite.com/resources/Petroleum
    %20Geology%20of%20Pakistan%20by%20I%20B%
    20Qadri-AKBAR-ALI-ASIF.pdf
    THE END

    You might also like