TITLE:
Geological, Soil and Sediment Studies in Chelsaton Sedimentary Basin, Kabul, Afghanistan
AUTHORS:
Hafizullah Rasouli, Abdul Ghias Safi
KEYWORDS:
Rock Types, Geological Mapping, Pedogenic Horizons, Sediments, Tectonic, Faults, Folds, Fracture, Joints, Minerals, Sieving Analyses, Hydrometer, Inter Mountains Backing Basins
JOURNAL NAME:
International Journal of Geosciences,
Vol.12 No.2,
February
26,
2021
ABSTRACT: The
geology, sediment and soil studies are important due to its significant impacts
on agriculture, mining, constructions materials, industries, environment,
ground water percolation, air pollution, surface and ground water pollutions,
earthquakes and geo-hazards in Afghanistan. In this research, we studied
petrography, Sediment, tectonic structures, soil fraction selection by using
hydrometer, sieving analysis, and geological mapping. Results show different
kinds of metamorphic rocks of low grade and medium grade metamorphisms, Garnete
mica Schist, Garnete Schist, Quarsite, different types of minerals among rocks.
Further, type of sediment consisting residual angular (Autochthonous) and
rounded (Allochthonous) transported by water, among sediments consisting
Garnete, Gneiss, Schist, Quarsite, Biotite and consisting different type of
sizes boulders, Cobble, Granule, Sand, Silt. Hydrometer analysis shows
different types of soil clayey loam, sandy loam, silty loam. Moreover,
Geological mapping shows complex tectonic structures like joints, cracks,
faults, folds, anticline and syncline. The obtained results suggest that
the petrography, sediments and soil researches can be used efficiently for
catchments of the Kabul Basin and other basins in Afghanistan.