Research At COMSATS

Mineralogy & Economic Geology

Dr. Mohammad Arif

	Designation:	Group Head
	Email:	arifm@cuiatd.edu.pk
	Phone No. :	(92)992-383591-5
	Role:	Faculty
	Research Interests:	Mineralogy and Petrology

Publications/Papers

2018

Journal

Umar Saddique,Muhammad, S.,Mohsin Tariq,Hua Zhang,M.Arif,Jadoon, I. A. K.,Nimat Ullah Khattak "Potentially toxic elements in soil of the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province and Tribal areas, Pakistan: evaluation for human and ecological risk assessment" , Environmental Geochemistry and Health ,Volume 40 ,Issue 5 ,Page 2177–2190 , 2018

2017

Journal

M.Arif "Petrographic and Mechanical Properties of Sandstone from Murree Formation, Jena Kor Area, Peshawar Basin. A Case Study" , Pak. J. Engg. & Appl. Sci. ,Volume 20 ,Page 69-78 , 2017

2016

Journal

M.Arif "Petrographic features as an effective indicator for the variation in strength of granites" , Engineering Geology ,Volume 202 ,Page 44-54 , 2016

M.Arif "Impact of diagenetic and depositional fabric on reservoir quality; a synthesis from Late Cretaceous and Early Paleocene sandstones in Eastern Sulaiman Range, Pakistan" , Imran Khan & Sajjad Ahmad & Mohammad Arif & Nowrad Ali Arabian Journal of Geosciences ,Volume 9 ,Page 388 , 2016

M.Arif "Petrophysical parameters and modelling of the Eocene reservoirs in the Qadirpur area, Central Indus Basin, Pakistan: implications from well log analysis Miraj Khan, Mohammad Arif , Nowrad Ali, Mohammad Yaseen, Ammar Ahmed, Syed Mamoon Siyar" , Arabian Journal of Geoscience ,Volume 9 ,Page 425 , 2016

2015

Journal

M.Arif "Geochemistry and provenance of the Lower Siwaliks from southwestern Kohat, western Himalayan Foreland Basin, NW Pakistan" , 01 March 2015 ,Volume 13 ,Issue 1 ,Page 45-61 , 2015

M.Arif "Petrography and geochemistry of the Kamlial Formation, southwestern Kohat plateau, Pakistan: implications for paleoclimate of the Western Himalayas" , 29, May 2015 ,Volume 24 ,Page 276-288 , 2015

M.Arif "Controls and Implications of Geo-Technical Variation in Quartzose Rocks from Peshawar Basin, North-Western Pakistan" , Geomaterials ,Volume 5 ,Page 85-98 , 2015

M.Arif "The Early Cambrian Khewra Sandstone, Salt Range, Pakistan: endorsing southern Indian provenance" , Mubashir Jehangiri & Muhammad Hanif & Muhammad Arif&Irfan U. Jan & Sajjad Ahmad Arabian Journal of Geosciences ,Volume 8 ,Page 6169-6187 , 2015

M.Arif "Petrography and physico-mechanical properties of the granitic rocks from Kumrat valley, Kohistan Batholith, NW Pakistan" , Muhammad Arif, Ihtisham Islam, and Muhammad Rizwan AshEse Journal of Physical Science ,Volume 1 ,Issue 1 ,Page 1-8 , 2015

M.Arif "Petrographic and structural controls on geotechnical feasibility of dam sites: implications from investigation at Sher Dara area (Swabi), north-western Pakistan" , Yasir Shaheen Khalil & Mohammad Arif & Hasnain Ali Bangash & Muhammad Sajid & Noor Muhammad Arabian Journal of Geosciences ,Volume 8 ,Page 5067–5079 , 2015

2014

Journal

M.Arif,M.Tahir Shah,Muhammad Sajid "Petrogenesis of Granites from the Utla Area of Gadoon, North-West Pakistan: Implications from Petrography and Geochemistry. Journal of Earth Science, Volume 25, Issue 3, pp 445-459" , 13 June , 2014

Yasir Shaheen Khalil,M.Arif,Hasnain Ali Bangash & Muhammad Sajid &,Noor Muhammad "Petrographic and structural controls on geotechnical feasibility of dam sites: implications from investigation at Sher Dara area (Swabi), north-western Pakistan. Arab J Geosci DOI 10.1007/s12517-014-1510-z" , 16 June , 2014

Muhammad Sajid,M.Arif "Reliance of physico-mechanical properties on petrographic characteristics: consequences from the study of Utla granites", north-west Pakistan" , DOI 10.1007/s10064-014-0690-9. , 2014

Mubashir Jehangiri, Muhammad Hanif,M.Arif,Irfan U. Jan & Sajjad Ahmad "The Early Cambrian Khewra Sandstone, Salt Range, Pakistan: endorsing southern Indian provenance" , DOI 10.1007/s12517-014-1649-7 , 2014

2013

Journal

M.Arif "Shigar valley gemstones, their chemical composition and origin, Skardu, Gilgit-Baltistan, Pakistan" , Arab J Geosci DOI 10.1007/s12517-013-1045-8 , 2013

M.Arif "Petrogenetic implications of the mineral-chemical characteristics of scheelite and associated phases from Miniki Gol (Chitral), NW Pakistan" , Geosciences Journal,DOI 10.1007/s12303-013-0035-x , 2013

M.Arif "Shigar valley gemstones, their composition and origin, Skardu, Gilgit-Baltistan, Pakistan" , Journal of Earth Sciences , 2013

M.Arif "Shigar valley gemstones, their composition and origin, Skardu, Gilgit-Baltistan, Pakistan" , Arabian Journal of Geosciences , 2013