Research

Earth, Atmosphere & Environment Sciences

Title :

Crustal evolution of the Eastern Madurai Domain of Granulite Terrane of South India: A petrochronological study on granulite-facies rocks from the western part of the domain

Area of research :

Earth, Atmosphere & Environment Sciences

Focus area :

Geosciences

Principal Investigator :

Dr. T. Sarkar, Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore, Karnataka Education & Research (Kolkata), West Bengal

Timeline Start Year :

2019

Timeline End Year :

2023

Details

Co-PI:

Sanyal, Prasanta Prof. Prasanta Sanyal Professor Department of Earth Sciences Indian Institute of Science Education and Research Kolkata, Mohanpur Campus Mohanpur-­‐741246 West Bengal, India Mobile No./ telephone/fax number: +91 9732656123

Total Budget (INR):

61,28,320

Achievements :

The metamorphic history of mafic granulites have been published in Geological Journal in 2021. The detailed metamorphic evolutionary history of metapelites and charnockites has been revealed, with special emphasis on duration and the cause of ultrahigh-temperature metamorphism,

Organizations involved