Prabhakar Naraga
Professor
Earth Sciences
Indian Institute of Technology Bombay
India
Biography
Ph.D. (Metamorphic Petrology and Tectonics), 2013 Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur, West Bengal, India M.Sc. (Applied Geology), 2009 Pondicherry University, Puducherry, India B.Sc. (Mathematics, Physics and Geology), 2007 Osmania University, Hyderabad, India
Research Interest
Metamorphic Petrology: Fundamental processes of metamorphism, Fluid mediated metamorphic phase transformations, Metamorphic phase equilibria and P-T-t paths. Tectonics: Archean crustal evolution, Tectonics of Proterozoic mobile belts and Deformation microstructures. Electron Microbeam analysis: Mineral trace element analysis using Electron Probe Micro Analyzer (EPMA), Monazite mineral chemistry and geochronology using EPMA.
Publications
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Prabhakar N, Bhattacharya A (2013) Origin of zoned spinel by coupled dissolution-precipitation and inter-crystalline diffusion: Evidence from serpentinized wehrlite, Bangriposi, Eastern India. Contributions to Mineralogy and Petrology 166:1047-1066.
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Prabhakar N (2013) Resolving poly-metamorphic Paleoarchean ages by chemical dating of monazites using multi-spectrometer U, Pb and Th analyses and sub-counting methodology. Chemical Geology 347:255–270.
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Prabhakar N, Bhattacharya A (2013) Paleoarchean partial convective overturn in the Singhbhum Craton, Eastern India. Precambrian Research 231:106–121.
