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Rajarshi Chakravarti
Assistant Professor
rajarshi.chakravarti[at]es.iitr.ac.in
01332-285733
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Research
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Honours and Awards
Honors
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Teaching Engagements
Teaching Engagements

Students
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Research Interests
Geochemistry of gold and base-metal deposits, Critical mineral exploration, Pyrite geochemistry and sulfur isotopes, High-resolution mineral characterization, Mining geology
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Educational Details
IIT (ISM) Dhanbad
2020
PhD, Economic Geology
Pondicherry University
2015
MSc, Applied Geology
St. Xavier's College, Ranchi
2013
BSc, Geology Hons
Professional Background
Assistant Professor
05 Mar 2021 - Present
Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Roorkee
Visiting Researcher
30 Sep 2023 - 01 Apr 2024
Université Laval, Quebec, Quebec, Canada
Assistant Professor
28 Oct 2020 - 28 Feb 2021
Indian Institute of Engineering Science and Technology (IIEST) Kolkata, MHRD
Research
Projects
TOPIC START DATE FIELD DESCRIPTION FINANCIAL OUTLAY FUNDING AGENCY OTHER OFFICERS
Nature of Proterozoic gold reservoirs: Evidence from the Lawa gold deposit, North Singhbhum Mobile Belt, eastern India 30 Sep 2022 Gold metallogeny 33 lacs SERB - Govt of India
In-situ sulfur isotopic composition of auriferous sulfides from gold deposits 30 Sep 2023 Economic Geology 18 lacs SERB, Laval University, Canada
Evaluating potential zones of gold mineralization in the metasedimentary rocks of the Lesser Himalayas 16 Feb 2022 Gold metallogeny 20 Lacs IIT Roorkee




Publications
A geochemical and mineral chemical assessment of sediment provenance and post-depositional alteration of auriferous conglomerates in the Singhbhum Craton
2022
Rajarshi Chakravarti, Hartwig Frimmel, Sahendra Singh, Anmol Barla, Akella S Venkatesh, Srinivasan Balakrishnan | Elsevier
Journal: Journal of Geochemical Exploration Volumes: 243 ,
A modified placer origin for refractory gold mineralization within the Archean radioactive quartz-pebble conglomerates from the eastern part of the Singhbhum Craton, India
2018
Chakravarti R, Singh S, Venkatesh AS, Patel K, Sahoo PR | Society of Economic Geologists (SEG) USA.
Journal: Economic Geology Volumes: 113 (3) ,
A holistic approach on the gold metallogeny of the Singhbhum crustal province: Implications from tectono-metamorphic events during the Archean-Proterozoic regime
2021
Sahendra Singh , Rajarshi Chakravarti , Anmol Barla , Ramesh Chandra Behera , Susobhan Neogi | Elsevier
Journal: Precambrian Research Volumes: 365 ,
Detrital zircon ages from Archaean conglomerates in the Singhbhum Craton, eastern India: implications on economic Au‑U potential
2022
Hartwig E. Frimmel, Rajarshi Chakravarti, Miguel A. S. Basei | Springer Nature
Journal: Mineralium Deposita Volumes: 0.1007/s00126-022-01121-3 ,
Genesis of metasomatic gold mineralization in the Pahardiha-Rungikocha gold deposit, eastern India: Constraints from trace element signatures in chromite-cored magnetite and bulk rock geochemistry
2020
Barla A, Singh S, Chakravarti R | Elsevier
Journal: Ore Geology Reviews Volumes: 121 ,
Genetic constraints and possible mechanism of gold mineralization within the carbonaceous metasedimentary units of the Dalma volcano-sedimentary Belt, North Singhbhum Mobile Belt: Implications from pyrite geochemistry, carbon and sulfur isotope studies
2019
Khatun M, Singh S, Chakravarti R, Venkatesh AS | Wiley
Journal: Geological Journal Volumes: 55 (7) ,
Palaeo-weathering characteristics and nature of source lithology of a carbonaceous metasedimentary unit in the Dalma volcano-sedimentary belt, North Singhbhum Belt, eastern India
2019
Khatun M, Singh S, Chakravarti R | Springer
Journal: Journal of the Geological Society of India Volumes: 94 ,
Gold Mineralization Within Quartz Pebble Conglomerates of Gorumahisani-Badampahar Schist Belt, Singhbhum Craton, Eastern India
2017
Chakravarti R, Singh S, Venkatesh AS | Gondwana Geological Society
Journal: Journal of Geosciences Research Volumes: Sp. v. 1 ,
A need to integrate metagenomics and metabolomics in geosciences and develop the deep-time digital earth-biome database of India
2023
Pradeep Srivastava, Prasanta Sanyal, Sharmila Bhattacharya, Praveen K Mishra, Suryendu Dutta, Rajarshi Chakravarti, Niraj Rai, Naveen Navani, Anoop Ambili, KP Karanth, Jahanavi Joshi, Sushmita Singh, Senthil Kumar Sadasivam | Indian Academy of Sciences
Journal: Current Science Pages: 26 , Volumes: 124 (1) ,
Honors And Awards
Honors
SERB
2023
International Research Experience Fellowship
Society of Economic Geologists (SEG), Colorado, USA
2017
Society of Economic Geologists (SEG, USA) SFT GRANT
Society of Economic Geologists (SEG), USA
2018
Society of Economic Geologists (SEG, USA), student grant
Boise State University, Idaho, USA
2016
IsoAstro Geochronology Grant
Irish Centre for Research in Applied Geosciences (ICRAG) and UNESCO, Dublin, Ireland
2019
RESTORE Grant
MemberShips
Society of Economic Geologists (SEG), USA
01 Oct 2016 - Present
Member
Society for Geology Applied to Mineral Deposits (SGA), Germany
10 Apr 2018 - Present
Member
Teaching Engagements
Teaching Engagements
Ore Geology ( ESN 304 )
Spring
Mineral Exploration and Mining Geology ( ESN - 608 )
Autumn
Crystallography and Mineralogy ( ESC -501 )
Autumn
Economic Geology ( ESN 305 )
Autumn
Mineral Exploration ( ESN 302 )
Spring
Miscellaneous
Visits
Université Laval, Quebec, Canada
Visiting Researcher
Carlin gold camp, Nevada, USA
2017-07-15
Training on Carlin type gold deposits
Keystone, Colorado, USA
2018-09-28
Research Presentation at SEG annual meeting
University College, Dublin, Ireland
2019-07-01
Workshop organized by Irish Centre for Research in Applied Geosciences (ICRAG)
CNCC, Beijing, China
2016-07-31
Research Presentation at AOGS (Asia Oceania Geoscience Society) meeting
National/International Conference Proceedings

Ø  Chakravarti R, Singh S, Venkatesh AS, Barla A (2018). Deducing Source Lithology and Nature of Gold Mineralization Within Archean-Proterozoic Quartz Pebble Conglomerates from the Singhbhum Craton, Eastern India. Society of Economic Geologists (SEG) annual meeting, Keystone, Colorado, USA.

Ø Patel K, Chakravarti R, Singh S (2018) Provenance characteristics of Au+U bearing quartz pebble conglomerates of Singhbhum Craton. 80th EAGE (European association of Geoscientists and Engineers) conference and exhibition, Copenhagen (2018). Extended abstract,DOI: 10.3997/2214-4609.201801702.

Ø  Chakravarti R, Singh S, Venkatesh AS, Patel K (2018). Pyrite hosted refractory gold mineralization within Archean quartz pebble conglomerates of Singhbhum craton: Implications from petrography, SEM, EPMA and LA-ICP-MS studies. National Seminar on Dynamics of Surface and Subsurface Geological Processes, Pondicherry University, Pondicherry, India.

Ø  R Chakravarti, S Mahanta, S Singh, PR Sahoo, and AS Venkatesh (2016). Source characterization of Quartz Pebble Conglomerates (QPC) within the Gorumahisani-Badampahar Belt, Singhbhum Orissa Iron Ore Craton, India: Implications for radioactive and gold mineralization. China National Convention Centre, AOGS (Asia Oceania Geosciences Society) Annual Meeting. Beijing, China

R. Chakravarti R, S. Mahanta, S. Singh and A. S. Venkatesh (2016). Rare Au-U mineralization    within quartz-pebble-conglomerates from the Gorumahisani-Badampahar Belt, Singhbhum-Orissa Iron Ore Craton, India: Implication from SEM, EPMA and petrographic studies. RASE (Recent Advances in Science and Engineering), at IIT (ISM), Dhanbad, India.

Ø Chakravarti R, Singh S, Venkatesh AS (2016) Hydrothermal origin of gold occurrences within quartz-pebble-conglomerates of Gorumahisani-Badampahar Schist belt, Singhbhum Craton, eastern India. Geosciences for Sustainability, IIT(ISM) Dhanbad. Abstract volume, p. 151.