Dr Arijit Ray, Reader
ar.geol@presidencycollegekolkata.ac.in
Area of Specialisation: Igneous petrology

Academic Profile
BSC, MSc, PhD (Calcutta University)

Membership of Professional Bodies
• Member of Indian Science Congress during 1989-1993.
• Life member of Geological Society of India,Bangalore.
• Associate Editor, Indian Journal of Earth Science, Calcutta

Research Interest
Igneous Petrology, Geochemistry – presently working on Flow stratigraphy, Petrology, geochemistry paleomagnetism (collaboration with Dr.S.K.Patil of IIG) of Deccan Traps of westernmost and eastern Deccan Province; also working on mantle metasomatism, mantle heterogeneity and lithosphere-plume interaction in relation to magma generation in Continetal Flood Basalt Province, Upper mantle xenoliths in alkali basalt. Stratigraphic status and petrologic character of and Archean basic- ultrabasic volcanic rocks of Singbhum region.

List of Publication
A structural-petrochemical-geomathematical study of the Bandapahar Granite, Bihar Mica Belt (Single authorship) published in Ind. Jour. Earth Science,Vol.15,No.2,p.168-180.1988

Petrochemistry and stratigraphy of basalt-rhyolite suite of Amgaon-Deori region, M.P.& Maharastra ,Central India.(With P.K. Gangopadhyay) published in the Earth System Science Section of 77th Indian Science Congress at Cochin in1990.

Study of Cleavage in low-grade metasediments of Precambrian Dongargarh Supergroup in Darekasa-Salekasa area, Central India.(With P.K. Gangopadhyay) published in the Earth System Science Section of. 80th Indian Science Congress at Goa in 1993.

Petrochemical significance of basalt-rhyolite suite in Precambrian of Darekasa-Amgaon-Deori region of M.P.& Maharastra, Central India and suggestion of a greenstone belt.(With P.K. Gangopadhyay) published in Ind. Jour. Earth Science,Vol.19,No.2-3,p.59-69.1992.

Petrotectonic significance of rhyolite-granite suite of Dongargarh Supergroup, Central India.(With P.K. Gangopadhyay) published in Indian Minerals,Vol.51,No.1&2,p.123-136.1997.

Recognition, characterization and implication of high-grade silicic ignimbrite deposits from Paleoproterzoic Bijli Rhyolite, Dongargarh Supergroup, Maharastra (With J. Mukhopadhyay, G. Ghosh, R. Medda & P.P. Bandyopadhyay) published in Gondwana Research.Vol.4,No.3,p.519-527.2001.

Petrological account of Nepheline Syenites and associated rocks around Kankarkiari, Purulia district, West Bengal ( with R.Mondal ). Indian Journal of Earth Science, vol.29, No.1-4, p.1-11, 2002.

Significance of broken phenocrysts in silicic volcanics of Dongargarh Supergroup, M.P. and Maharastra , Central India and comment on the possible mode of eruption.(Prepared for submission to Curent Science)

Magmatic rocks of Kutch Rift Basin. Published in Abstract Volume of UGC Seminar on Igneous Petrology at the University of Calcutta 2005

Grain scale deformation in the Paleoproterozoic Dongargarh Supergroup, Central India: Implication for shallow crustal deformation mechanism from microstructural analysis. ( with G.Ghosh, S.Chakraborty, J.Mukhopadhyay )- Geological Magazine, 143 (4), p.531-546. 2006.

Petrology, Geochemistry and magnetic properties of Sadara Sill: Evidence of rift related Magmatism from Kutch Basin, Northwest India. (2006). (A.Ray, D.K.Paul, S K Patil, B Das, S K Biswas), Journal of Asian Earth sciences, vol. 27, p. 907-921.

Petrology, Geochemistry and Magnetic property of Basanitic dykes and Gabbro from northern Kutch, western India: exploring the genetic link and source rock characteristics ( with B. Das, D.K.Paul, A K Chaudhary, , S.K.Patil and S.K.Biswas) (in press). Jour. Geological Society of India.

Petrology, Geochemistry and Paleomagnetism of the earliest magmatic rocks of Deccan Volcanic Province, Kutch, northwest India (with D. K. Paul1*, , B. Das1, S. K. Patil2, and S. K. Biswas1(Revised final version accepted in Lithos)

Palaeomagnetic, Rock magnetic and Low Field AMS studies on the Magmatic bodies of Kutch Rift Basin: Implications on age and mode of eruption of the Deccan Flood basalts. (S.K.Patil, B.Das, A.Ray, D.K.Paul and S.K.Biswas) published as Extended Abstract in International Seminar on Paleomagnetism held in France, 2005.

Magmatic rocks of Kutch Rift Basin. Published in Abstract Volume of UGC Seminar on Igneous Petrology held on 18th February’ 2005 at the University of Calcutta (Published and presented).

Deccan volcanism and rift-related magmatic rocks of Kutch, Western India. (D.K.Paul, B.Das, S.K.Patil and S.K.Biswas) submitted to IAVCEI-2006 (International Association of Volcanology and Chemistry of Earths Interior) held in China during May’ 2006.

Primary volcanic structures from a type section of Deccan Trap flows around Narsingpur-Harrai-Amarwara, central India: Implication for cooling history (with P.Sengupta), Jour.Earth.Syst.Sci. vol.115, No.6, p. 631-642, 2006.

Petrology, geochemistry and petrogenesis of the magmatic rocks of Pachcham Island , Kutch , northwestern India.,( with D.K.Paul, B. Das1, S.K.Biswas, S.K.Patil). Extended Abstract published in the Abstract Volume of the Seminar on Igneous Petrology held on 13th -14th Oct’06 at University of Pune. Full paper submitted for publication now under revision.

Tectonic control of North Purulia Shear Zone on emplacement of ultramafic and associated rocks ( with Dr. A. Das ). Extended Abstract accepted for the International Seminar on Geology to be held at Department of Geological Sciences, Indian Statistical Institute on January, 2008.

Petrology and mineralogy of Macharewa mafic sill of Narsingpur district, Eastern Deccan Province: implication for petrogenesis ( with Dr.P.sengupta) submitted to the Seminar Volume of “Indian Dyke” to be published in Jour.Geol.Soc.India, Bangalore.

Deccan Plume, lithosphere, and rifting in Kutch, India (with Gautam Sen1, Michael Bizimis2, Reshmi Das2, Dalim K. Paul3, , Sanjib Biswas3 )submitted to Nature Geoscience.

Ongoing/recently completed Research Project
Petrotectonic significance of alkaline rocks of Puruliya district, West Bengal- UGC Minor Project (2 yrs), completed in 2003

Geochemical,geochronological and paleomagnetic studies of the magmatic rocks of Kutch, Gujarat, India. Started from July’2002 sponsored by DST under Major Research Scheme and completed on Sept’2005. (with Dr.D.K.Paul, Dr.S.K.Biswas, Dr.S.K.Patil of IIG)

Earliest phase of Deccan Trap activity: a propose petrologic, geochemical and isotopic investigation into the rocks and mantle xenoliths from Kutch, India. Indo-US collaborative Research Project sponsored by DST, India and NSF, USA (with Prof.G.Sen of Florida Int.Univ.USA andDr.D.K.Paul, Dr.S.K.Biswas)

Stratigraphic, Structural and Palaeomagnetic analyses of the volcano-sedimentary successions between Noamundi and Nayagarh, western iron ore basin, Singhbhum craton- DST Major Project started from Aug’06 (with Dr.G.Ghosh, Dr.J.Mukhopadhyay and Dr.S.K.Patil of IIG)

Stratigraphy, Petrology, geochemistry of the Deccan Trap around Narsingpur with special reference to petrogenesis of magmatic rocks- Acting as Mentor of DST Sponsored Women Scientist Scheme of Dr.Piyali Sengupta (3 years)- started from July 2005

Ultramafic and other intrusive rocks and their relation to the North Purulia Shear Zone- Acting as Mentor of DST Sponsored Women Scientist Scheme of Dr.Aditi Mandal (3 years) started from August, 2006.