We are glad to proportion you that our co-founder, Muhammad Qasim Mehmood with his magnificence fellows have organized a geological version which became presented at All Pakistan Science Fest hosted with the aid of UET Science Society at 20/04/17.
Here is the short introduction of model:
It is a 3D geological model of Pakistan that suggests specifically tectonic department of mountain degrees of Pakistan. The version demonstrates the predominant/well-known deposits of Pakistan like Petroleum, Minerals/Gemstones, Uranium, Coal along with different geographical functions like dams and rivers.
It is a non-operating version (length: five?6 feet approximately) supported especially via wooden forums and other cementing fabric. It is using thermocol sheets, maps, big paper sheets, graphs, paints and mechanical and medical goods as in keeping with the requirement of a specific version.
This unique version cover the topics of Plate Tectonics, Structural Geology, Economic Geology and others. Also the scholars have added the future components of Geo-economics like Kalabagh Dam, CPEC direction, oil and gasoline wells in Baluchistan and offshore wells in Arabian Sea near Gwadar.
The version is showing the following geological aspects of Pakistan:
1. Major Geological Basins of Pakistan i.E. Indus Basin and Balochistan Basin
2. Major Thrusts in Northern Pakistan
Main Karakoram Thrust (MKT)
Main Mantle Thrust (MMT)
Main Central Thrust (MCT)
Main Boundary Thrust (MBT)
Salt Range Thrust / Himalayan Frontal Thrust
3. Mountain Ranges of Pakistan
Some mountain ranges of Pakistan is shown on the model located in North-West to South-West of Pakistan which has important geological significance in distinguishing Indus Basin from Balochistan Basin
4. Famous Peaks of Pakistan
Mount Godwin-Austen (k2) - World's second maximum height
Nanga Parbat ( The Killer Mountain) - World's ninth highest height
Tirich Mir - highest height in Hindukush Range
five. Major Fuel of Pakistan
Oil wells in Potwar Plateau and in Balochistan
Gas wells in Sui, Balochistan - biggest gas reserve in Pakistan
Coal reserves in Thar - World's 16th biggest coal reserve in Pakistan
Uranium reserves in Siwalik Hills west of Dera Ghazi Khan
6. Famous Gem Stone of Pakistan
Emerald from Mingora, Swat
Aquamarine fromHunza Valley,Gilgit-Baltistan Tourmaline from Skardu District, Gilgit Baltistan
And two future potentialities for the improvement of Geo-economics of Pakistan:
1. Kalabagh Dam (to be made)
2. China Pakistan Economic Corridor -CPEC (construction under process) western route.
Following are some of the maps (received from internet) which we keep in mind all through the making ready of our model
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| Map showing Geological Basins of Pakistan |
Source: GSP
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| Tectonic Map of Pakistan |
Source: GSP
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| Political Map of Pakistan |
Source: Unknown
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| Tectonic Map of Pakistan & India showing major regional thrusts |
Source: Unknown
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| CPEC map |
Source: CPEC website And some photos captured during the preparation of model
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| Cutting of thermocol sheet |
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| coloring thermocol sheet with finishing paint |
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| Hasan creating "finishing of paint" with paint spatula scraper |
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| final look of Stage 1 |
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| Umer Amin sketching map on model and fixing sticks for projections and heights |
all things are made perfect due to plotting of each point according to longitude and latitude
Completion of Stage 2
And finally after painting and drawing river tributaries, fixing sign boards of cities and much more, the model is:
3D Geological Model of Pakistan
and
Rana Faizan Saleem, my class mate and Founder of Geology for Beginners
Students of Institute of Geology, University of the Punjab
