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Depositional Environments and Provenance of the Shaigalu

Sandstone, Southeastern Pishin Flysch Basin, Balochistan.

By

Waqass Yaseen

A thesis submitted in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of

Master of Philosophy

Supervisor: Dr. Abdul Salam Khan

Co-Supervisor: Khawar Sohail

Center of Excellence in Mineralogy

University of Baluchistan
Session: 2016 - 2017
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Author’sDeclaration

I WAQASS YASEEN hereby state that my MPhil thesis titled Depositional Environment and

Provenance of Shaigalu Sandstone, Southeastern Pishin Flysch Basin, Baluchistan is my

own work and has not been submitted previously by me for taking any degree from this

University UNIVERSITY OF BALOCHISTAN, QUETTA or anywhere else in the

country/world. At any time if my statement is found to be incorrect even after my Graduate the

university has the right to withdraw my MPhil degree.

Name of Student
WAQAS YASEEN
Date: 14/10/2019
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Plagiarism Undertaking

I solemnly declare that research work presented in the thesis titled Depositional Environment

and Provenance of Shaigalu Sandstone, Southeastern Pishin Flysch Basin, Baluchistan Is

solely my research work with no significant contribution from any other person. Small

contribution/help wherever taken has been duly acknowledge and that complete thesis has been

written by me.

I understand the zero tolerance policy of the HEC and UNIVERSITY OF BALOCHISTAN,

QUETTA towards plagiarism. Therefore, I as an Author of the above titled thesis declare that no

portion of my thesis has been plagiarized and any material used as reference is properly

referred/cited. I undertake that if I am found guilty of any formal plagiarism in the above titled

thesis even after award of MPhil degree and that HEC and the University has the right to publish

my name of the HEC/University Website on which names of students are placed who submitted

plagiarized thesis.

Student / Author Signature: ___________________

Name: WAQASS YASSEN

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Certificate of Approval

This is to certify that the research work presented in this thesis, entitled Depositional
Environment and Provenance of Shaigalu Sandstone, Southeastern Pishin Flysch Basin,
Baluchistan was conducted by Mr. Waqass Yaseen under the supervision of Dr. Abdul Salam
Khan. No part of this thesis has been submitted anywhere else for any other degree. This thesis
is submitted to the University of Balochistan, Quetta in partial fulfillment of the requirement for
the degree of Master of Philosophy in Field of Mineralogy department of Center of
Excellence in mineralogy UNIVERSITY OF BALOCHISTAN, QUETTA.

Student Name: WAQASS YASEEN Signature_________________

Examination Committee:

a) External Examiner 1: Name Signature_________________

(Designation & office address)

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b) External Examiner 2: Signature___________________

Designation & office Address)

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a) Internal Examiner: Name Signature___________________

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(Designation & office address)

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Supervisor Name: Signature___________________

Name of Dean/ HOB: Signature___________________

OFFICE OF THE CONTROLLER OF EXAMINATIONS

NOTIFICATION
No.___________ Date: ______________

It is notified for information of all concerted that Mr. Waqass Yaseen M.Phil. Scholar of the
Center of Excellence in Mineralogy, UNIVESITY OF BALCOHSITAN, QUETTA has
completed all the requirements for the award of M.phil degree in the discipline of GEOLOGY.

“Depositional Environment and Provenance of Shaigalu Sandstone, Southeastern Pishin

Flysch Basin, Baluchistan” as per detail given hereunder:

MPhil in Mineralogy Cumulative

Result
Credit Hours
Cumulative
Registratio Scholar Father’s Course Research Total Grade point
n No. ’s Name Work Work Average
Name
CGPA
2006/UB-16- Waqass Muhammad 24 06 30 3.18/4
2014/Q-1674. Yaseen Yaseen
Research Topic: entitled Depositional Environment and Provenance of Shaigalu Sandstone,
Southeastern Pishin Flysch Basin, Baluchistan

Local Supervisor-1Name: _Dr. Abdul Salam Khan___________________________

Local Supervisor-1Name: ________________________________________________

Foreign /External Examiners:

a) Name: ________________________________________________________

University: ____________________________________________________

Address: ______________________________________________________
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b) Name: ________________________________________________________

University: ____________________________________________________

Address: ______________________________________________________

Detail of research Articles Published on the basis of Thesis research work:

“Depositional Environment and Provenance of Shaigalu Sandstone, Southeastern Pishin

Flysch Basin, Baluchistan”

Signed by

Controller of Examination

ACKNOWLEDGEMENT

I will express my heartiest thanks to my supervisor Dr. Abdul Slam (Department of center of

excellence in mineralogy, university of Baluchistan, Quetta) for proposing research projects, his

guidance, suggestions, cooperation during field work, writing paper and thesis. My sincere

thanks also goes to co-supervisor Khawar Sohail (Director of Pet Min in Ministry of Petroleum

Geological survey of Pakistan) for accepting me at his department during my research work. I

am grateful for his guidance, review and valuable suggestions, guidance, encouragement during

field work, data collection and immense help in laboratory work.

I would also like to thank Mr. Umar Farooq, Mr. Usman Aslam and (Assistant Directors from

Geological survey of Pakistan), Zubair Ahmad (Assistant Director) for their help in research

work.

I would like to thank Dr. Atiq Ur Rahman (Taiwan) who encourage me and supported me at

every step of life.

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This accomplishment would not have been possible without steadfast encouragement of my

parents, I sincerely appreciate their endless support.