Abstract:
The research covers about half kilometer area near Malakand pass. We have
collected 15 samples and were selected for thin sections. The petrographic analyses
were carried out with the help of polarizing microscope .The main purpose of this
research is to carry out petrographic analyses to identify different rock types on the
basis of mineral abundance in thin sections and to investigate the major as well as
trace minerals respectively. The major minerals in the investigated samples are
quartz, hornblende, biotite, muscovite, chlorite while the trace minerals include
epidote, opaque and some ore minerals. There is also present iron (Fe)
mineralization along the fractures. The overall texture of the rocks ranges from
medium to coarse grain. Some biotite and muscovite birds eye extinction. Some
samples of quartz mica schist show crenulation cleavage.
