Wednesday, April 28, 2010

BUNDELKHAND UNIVERSITY – GMRBC CONFERENCE 2010

The Bundelkhand craton lies in the northern part of Indian shield. It is separated from central Indian craton by Son-Narmada faults in south, Aravalli Group of rocks by Great Boundary Fault in the west and from fore – deep basin of Himalaya by Yamuna Fault in the north. The craton consists of five major geological divisions : (1) Bundelkhand massif, (2) Early Proterozoic sedimentary basins (Bijawar and Gwalior Groups), (3) Middle to Late Proterozoic sedimentary basins (Vindhyan Supergroup), (4) Malwa/Deccan Trap with inter- and intra-trappean sedimentaries, and (5) Quaternary deposits of marginal alluvium plain.

The Bundelkhand massif is indeed a nucleus that is known as a granite-gneiss terrain. It comprises of granitoids of different episodes, low to high-grade metamorphics of pelitic, psammatic, mafic and ultramafic rocks, quartz reefs and mafic dykes and swarms. Initially, the Bundelkhand massif was included with the Aravalli craton and its geological evolution was tentatively described with rocks of BGC/Aravalli. In the last two decades, however, the geochronological data of 3,500 to 3,200 Ma for the gneisses of Bundelkhand from several places and their petrological study in light of recent researches have indicated that Bundelkhand region is a separate nuclei in the northern part of Indian shield which evolved and developed independently in the Archean times like other cratons of the Indian shield viz. Dharwar, Bastar, Rajasthan, Singhbhum. The geological aspects and geo-resources of Bundelkhand remain least satisfactorily studied among all the other cratonic blocks of Indian shield.
Abstract Submission: The extended abstracts (including figures) of all plenary lectures, oral and poster contributions will be published in the Seminar Volume of Abstracts. The manuscript should be submitted preferably via electronic mail as an attachment file in word document (Times new roman, 12 Pt. font size, single spacing) to the Convener/Organizing Secretary, GMRB-2010 by 20th September, 2010. Authors should ensure that the abstract is technically and grammatically free of errors. It is proposed to publish the selected papers in a special issue of the “Journal of Economic Geology and Georesource Management” after peer-reviews.

Themes:
Magmatism, metamorphism and tectonics of Bundelkhand massif.
Geochronology, continental growth and crustal evolution of Bundelkhand massif.
Sedimentation and associated magmatism, tectonism in the Proterozoic sedimentary covers of Bundelkhand massif and its environs.
Metallic, Non metallic and geo-energy resources and metallogeny of Bundelkhand craton.
Quaternary geology, land cover andArchitecture of Bundelkhand
Water resources, assessment and management for the rural development of Bundelkhand.

Venue: Jhansi, the gateway of Bundelkhand, is well known as the capital and karmbhumi of freedom fighter and Fiery Queen, Laxmi Bai. The Jhansi Ki Rani played pivotal role in the first war of independence in 1857. The city is well connected to Delhi, Mumbai, Chennai, Hyderabad, Lucknow, Bangalore and other major cities of India by rail and road network. The nearest airports are at Khajuraho, Gwalior, Agra, Lucknow and Bhopal. The places of Interest, other than the Bundelkhand University in Jhansi, are the Jhansi Fort, Rani Mahal, Rani Laxmibai Museum, Orchha Temples, Pitambara Peeth and Khajuraho.

Registration Fee: The delegates are requested to pay the registration fee by DD drawn in favour of GMRB-2010 and payable at SBI, Bundelkhand University Branch, Jhansi.

Student participant: Rs. 500/-
SAAEGMembers: Rs. 1,000/-
Other delegates: Rs. 1,500/-
Accompanying Person: Rs. 1000/-

Important Dates:
Pre-Registration: 15 September, 2010
Registration: 8 October, 2010
Abstract Submission 20 September, 2010
Acceptance information 30 September, 2010
Full paper Submission 10 October, 2010

Email: spsinghbu(AT)rediffmail.com, geoscb(AT)yahoo.com

Contact Number: 0510 – 2320496, 2320497

Source: http://www.bujhansi.org/_semi/_nw/GMRB%202010.pdf

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