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Title Country Update Paper on Pakistan
Authors Sayyed Hossein Shah Bukhari
Year 2010
Conference World Geothermal Congress
Keywords seismo-tectonic routes of Pakistan
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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