Dr. Udita Bansal
Assistant Professor

Research: Origin and geochemistry of Cretaceous glauconite from India and Germany. Evolution of glauconite composition related to depositional conditions and sequence stratigraphy. Radiometric dating of glauconite using 40Ar/39Ar technique. Sequence stratigraphy of glauconitic horizons in Cauvery, Kutch and Narmada basins. Origin, stratigraphic implications and geochemistry of Precambrian glauconite in Bhima, Vindhyan, Cuddapah and Pranhita-Godavari basins. Chloritization of glauconite in Proterozoic Bhima and Maastrichtian Mahadek Basin in India. Palaeoenvironmental and palaeoclimatic constraints on the formation authigenic green-silicates. Temporal variation in composition of authigenic green-silicates. Geochemistry of Callovian ironstone in Kutch and its stratigraphic implications. Fe-rich clay coatings and their diagenetic implications in shale sequences. Clay typing and clay mineral characterization of clastic hydrocarbon reservoirs/shale gas.