Geology of Bangladesh

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Bangladesh, having mostly a recent alluvial landscape, received little attention of the Geological Survey of India during the British period with regard to geological mapping. The Geological Survey of Pakistan concentrated on extensive search for mineral deposits. The same trend continues in Bangladesh. Although the search for mineral deposit has paid rich dividend in terms of discovery of large deposits of peat, white pottery clay, limestone, coal, glass sand, precambrian igneous and metamorphic rocks, a number of gas fields, and one oil field, the country, however, remains largely unmapped. Absence of any geological map and lack of adequate geological information make writing of any comprehensive account of the Geology of Bangladesh an extremely difficult task. This book on the Geology of Bangladesh with special reference to hydrocarbons and deep aquifers is, therefore, presented for the first time to serve both as a textbook for students and as a reference for further research on the basis of limited mapping and data obtained from drilling and geophysical investigations for mineral deposits. The first part of the book deals mainly with the physical geology, stratigraphy, structure, tectonic evolution, and mineral deposits of Bangladesh. The second part discusses variouis geological aspects of hydrocarbons like source and reservoir rock, traps, correlation of well sections with the measured exposed sections and prospects of finding hydrocarbons in Bangladesh. The third part gives a bried description of the deep aquifers and emphasizes their immediate exploration for development to ease the water problem of the country.

ABOUT THE AUTHOR F.H. Khan

Dr. F.H. Khan died on September 3, 1991 in Dhaka at the age of 69. He was Secretary for Mineral Resources Division of the Ministry of Energy and Natural Resources, government of Bangladesh. On retirement from government service he worked as a free lance consultant. Having completed his Masters in Science from Presidency College, Calcutta. Dr. F.H. Khan began his career as a Geologist in the Geological Survey of India in 1946. He was awarded Ph.D. in Structural and Field Geology by the Univrsityof London in 1949. Since 1950 he served as Senior Geologist in the Geological Survey of Pakistan and later became the Chairman of Bangladesh Mineral Exploratiion and Development Corporation. Over 20 articles on exploration and development by Dr. F.H. Khan had been published in various internatioinal scientific journals. Late Dr. Khan had been the President of the Geological Society of Bangladesh in 1976-77 and a Fellow of the Geological Society, London.

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Title
Geology of Bangladesh
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Edition
Reprint
Publisher
ISBN
9840511483
Length
xvi+207p., Figures; Tables; Maps; References; 25cm.
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#Bangladesh