Prof. Dr. Manish A. Mamtani

Profile

Academic positionFull Professor
Research fieldsGeology,Petrology
KeywordsStructural Geology, Deformation mechanisms, Microtectonics, SEM-EBSD, Anisotropy of Magnetic Susceptibility

Current contact address

CountryIndia
CityKharagpur
InstitutionIndian Institute of Technology (IIT) Kharagpur
InstituteDepartment of Geology and Geophysics
Homepagehttp://www.facweb.iitkgp.ernet.in/~mamtani/

Host during sponsorship

Prof. Dr. Reinhard O. GreilingGeologisch-Paläontologisches Institut, Ruprecht-Karls-Universität Heidelberg, Heidelberg
Prof. Dr. Reinhard O. GreilingGeologisches Institut, Lehrstuhl für Regionale und Historische Geologie, Universität Karlsruhe (TH), Karlsruhe
Prof. Dr. Reinhard O. GreilingInstitut für Angewandte Geowissenschaften, Karlsruher Institut für Technologie (KIT), Karlsruhe
Prof. Dr. Janos L. UraiLehr- und Forschungsgebiet Geologie - Endogene Dynamik (GED), Rheinisch-Westfälische Technische Hochschule Aachen (RWTH), Aachen
Prof. Dr. Christoph HilgersLehrstuhl für Strukturgeologie und Tektonophysik, Karlsruher Institut für Technologie (KIT), Karlsruhe
Prof. Dr. Manish A. MamtaniDepartment of Geology and Geophysics, Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Kharagpur, Kharagpur
Prof. Dr. Agnes KontnyLehrstuhl für Strukturgeologie und Tektonophysik, Karlsruher Institut für Technologie (KIT), Karlsruhe
Start of initial sponsorship01/07/2006

Programme(s)

2005Humboldt Research Fellowship Programme

Publications (partial selection)

2025Chakraborty, R., Späth, M., Kumar, A., Busch, B., Nestler, B., Mamtani, M.A., Hilgers, C.: Petrophysical Characterization of Metamorphic Rocks using X-ray Micro-CT data – implications for fluid flow. . In: Journal of Structural Geology, 191; https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jsg.2025.105338, 2025,
2025Russo, D., Fiannacca, P., Fazio, E., Cirrincione, R., Mamtani, M.A.: Geology and microstructural evolution of syn- to late tectonic granitoids from Capo Vaticano Promontory (southern Calabria, Italy). In: Geological Magazine, 162 2025, 1-22
2025Biswas, S., Sarkar, A., Suryawanshi, A., Mamtani, M.A. Quartz veins in the greenstone belts of Dharwar Craton (India) and their mineralization potential - a hypothesis. . In: Journal of Structural Geology, 192, 2025,
2025Mamtani, M.A. SEM-EBSD studies of tectonically deformed rocks and kinematic analysis. In: Suwas, S. and Field, D.P., Advances in Texture, Microtexture, and Allied Techniques. Springer, 2025. 337-360
2025Mamtani, M.A. (2025). The future of structural geology in the 21st century - moving from mesoscale to nanoscale observations in tectonically deformed rocks. . In: Journal of the Geological Society of India 101, 2025, 10-23
2025Rai, R., Lahiri, S., Dangi, M.K., Mamtani, M.A.: Thermal damage and fracture roughness evolution in sandstone from Gondwana Supergroup, Bilaspur, Chhattisgarh: a Fast Fourier Transform-based analysis.. Innovative and Responsible Mining for Inclusive Growth. Springer, 2025. 67-75
2024Fazio, E., Alsop, G.I., Nania, L., Graziani, R., Iaccarino, S., Montomoli, C., Carosi, R., Luzin, V., Salvemini F., Gambino, S., Cirrincione, R., Mamtani, M.A. CPO and quantitative textural analyses within sheath folds.. In: Journal of Structural Geology, 178, 2024,
2024Fazio, E., Alsop, G.I., Nania, L., Graziani, R., Iaccarino, S., Montomoli, C., Carosi, R., Luzin, V., Salvemini F., Gambino, S., Cirrincione, R., Mamtani, M.A.: CPO and quantitative textural analyses within sheath folds.. In: Journal of Structural Geology, 178, 2024,
2023Dey, A., Sen, K., Mamtani, M.A.: Lattice preferred orientation of quartz in granitic gneisses from Tso Morari Crystalline Complex, Eastern Ladakh, trans-Himalaya: Evaluating effect of Dauphiné Twin in dynamic recrystallization during exhumation. . In: Geological Magazine, 160, 2023, 1556–1577
2023Dey, A., Sen, K., Mamtani, M.A.: Lattice preferred orientation of quartz in granitic gneisses from Tso Morari Crystalline Complex, Eastern Ladakh, trans-Himalaya: Evaluating effect of Dauphiné Twin in dynamic recrystallization during exhumation. . In: Geological Magazine, 160, 2023, 1556–1577
2023Mamtani, M.A., Wenzel, O., Kontny, A., Hilgers, C., Müller, E., Renjith, A.R., Llorens, M-G., Gomez-Rivas, E. “In-plane” site-specific FIB lamella extraction from deformed magnetite and the investigation of low angle grain boundaries under TEM. . In: Journal of Structural Geology, 174, 2023,
2022Dey, A., Sen, K., Mamtani, M.A.: Electron Back Scatter Diffraction study of ultra-high pressure Tso Morari eclogites (trans-Himalayan collisional zone): Implications for strain regime transition from constrictional to plane strain during exhumation.. In: Lithosphere, 2022,
2022Russo, D., Fiannacca, P., Fazio, E., Cirrincione, R., Mamtani, M.A.: From floor to roof of a batholith: geology and petrography of the north-eastern Serre Batholith (Calabria, southern Italy).. In: Journal of Maps, https://doi.org/10.1080/17445647.2022.2149358, 2022,
2022Sarkar, A., Suryawanshi, A., Biswas, S., Mamtani, M.A. Opposite shear sense from quartz shape and crystallographic preferred orientation – a dichotomy and its implications for kinematic analysis. In: Journal of the Geological Society of India, 98, 2022, 1337-1342
2022Bella Nké, B.E., Njanko, T., Mamtani, M.A., Rochette, P., Njonfang, E.: Time relationship between emplacement, fabric development and regional deformation of the Manchi granitic pluton (western - Cameroon domain) - an integrated AMS, CPO and microstructural investigation.. In: Journal of Structural Geology, 160, 2022,
2022Chakraborty, R., Mamtani, M.A., Tripathi, S., Singh, A., Rakesh, S., Chakrabarti, K., Sinha, D.K. Variation in anisotropy of magnetic susceptibility with depth in the upper 1 km of the earth’s crust in Singhbhum Region (India) – First Results.. In: Journal of the Geological Society of India, 98, 2022, 1665-1670
2021Das, J.P., Bhattacharyya, K., Mamtani, M.A.: A kinematic approach for investigating magnetic and strain fabrics from constrictional and flattening domains of shear zones in Sikkim Himalayan fold thrust belt. . In: Journal of Structural Geology, 149, 2021,
2021Fiannacca, P., Russo, D., Fazio, E., Cirrincione, R., Mamtani, M.A. Fabric analysis in upper crustal post-collisional granitoids from the Serre Batholith (southern Italy): results from microstructural and AMS investigations.. In: Geosciences, 11, 2021,
2021Agarwal, A., Srivastava, D.C., Shah, J., Mamtani, M.A.: Magnetic fabrics in an apparently undeformed granite body near Main Boundary Thrust (MBT), Kumaun Lesser Himalaya, India.. In: Tectonophysics, 815, 2021,
2021Goswami, S., Lahiri, S., B, Mamtani, M.A. Paleostress variation during the same regional deformation in the Eastern Dharwar Craton (Southern India). . In: Journal of Structural Geology, 143, 2021,
2020Mamtani, M.A., Reznik, B., Kontny, A. Intracrystalline deformation and nanotectonic processes in magnetite from a naturally deformed rock. . In: Journal of Structural Geology, 135, 2020,
2020Lahiri, S., Rana, V., Bhatt, S., Mamtani, M.A.: Paleostress and statistical analysis using quartz veins from mineralized and non-mineralized zones: application for exploration targeting.. In: Journal of Structural Geology, 133, 2020,
2020Mamtani, M.A., Chakraborty, R., Biswas, S., Suryawanshi, A., Goswami, S., Bhatt, S. SEM-EBSD analysis of broad ion beam polished rock thin sections – the MFAL protocol.. In: Journal of the Geological Society of India, 95, 2020, 337-342
2019Mamtani, M.A., Bhatt, S., Rana, V., Sen, K., Mondal, T.K. Application of AMS in understanding regional deformation fabric development and granite emplacement: examples from Indian cratons. . Geological Society of London Special Publications, 2019
2019Renjith, A.R., Mamtani, M.A., Abhijith, V., Rana, V. Magnetic anisotropy vs. shape preferred orientation in quartzites with negative susceptibility – implications for analysing strain intensity variations. . In: Journal of the Geological Society of India, 94, 2019, 23-34
2019Bhatt, S., Rana, V., Lahiri, S, Mamtani, M.A. Pegmatite dyke emplacement and the state of stress during cratonization – an example from the Dharwar Craton (South India). . In: Journal of Structural Geology, 123, 2019, 67-80
2019Lahiri, S., Bhatt, S, Mamtani, M.A. The relation between differential stress, driving pressure ratio, tensile strength and reservoir failure in a magmatic system – towards eruption forecasting.. In: Journal of Structural Geology, 124, 2019, 23-34
2018Bella Nké, B.E., Njanko, T., Mamtani, M.A., Njonfang, E., Rochette, P.: Kinematic evolution of the Mbakop Pan-African granitoids (Western Cameroon-Domain): an integrated AMS and EBSD approach. . In: Journal of Structural Geology, 111, 2018, 42-63
2018Goswami, S., Mamtani, M.A., Rana, V. Quartz CPO and kinematic analysis in deformed rocks devoid of visible stretching lineations: an integrated AMS and EBSD investigation. . In: Journal of Structural Geology, 115, 2018, 270-283
2018Vishnu, C.S., Lahiri, S. and Mamtani, M.A. The relationship between magnetic anisotropy, rock-strength anisotropy and vein emplacement in gold-bearing metabasalts of Gadag (South India). . In: Tectonophysics, 722, 2018, 286-298
2017Bhatt, S., Rana, V. and Mamtani, M.A. Deciphering relative timing of fabric development in granitoids with similar absolute ages based on AMS study (Dharwar Carton, South India). . In: Journal of Structural Geology, 94, 2017, 32-46
2017Mamtani, M.A., Abhijith, V., Lahiri, S., Rana, V., Bhatt, S., Goswami, S. and Renjith, A.R. Determining the reference frame for kinematic analysis in S-tectonites using AMS.. In: Journal of the Geological Society of India, 90, 2017, 5-8
2017Fazio, E., Punturo, R., Cirrincione, R., Kern, H., Pezzino, A. Wenk, H-R., Goswami, S. and Mamtani, M.A.: Quartz preferred orientation in naturally deformed mylonitic rocks (Montalto Shear Zone - Italy): a comparison of results by different techniques, their advantages and limitations. . In: International Journal of Earth Sciences, 106, 2017, 2259–2278
2017Punturo, R., Mamtani, M.A., Fazio, E., Occhipinti, R., Renjith, A.R. and Cirrincione, R. Seismic and magnetic susceptibility anisotropy of middle-lower continental crust: insights for their potential relationship from a study of intrusive rocks from the Serre Massif (Calabria, southern Italy), . In: Tectonophysics, 712–713, 2017, 542–556
2016A.R. Renjith, Manish A. Mamtani, J.L.Urai: Fabric analysis of quartzites with negative magnetic susceptibility - does AMS provide information of SPO or CPO of quartz? . In: Journal of Structural Geology, 2016, 48-59
2016Tridib K. Mondal and Manish A. Mamtani: Palaeostress analysis of normal faults in granite; implications for interpreting Riedel shearing related to regional deformation. In: Journal of the Geological Society, London, 2016, 216-227
2016Lahiri, S. and Mamtani, M.A. (2016).: Scaling the 3-D Mohr circle and quantification of paleostress during fluid pressure fluctuation – Application to understand gold mineralization in quartz veins of Gadag (southern India). . In: Journal of Structural Geology, 88, 2016, 63-72
2015Manish A. Mamtani and A.R. Renjith: Using EBSD data to analyze effect of heat supplied by granite on CPO of quartz in deformed quartzite. In: Journal of the Geological Society of India, 2015, 5-8
2014A.R. Renjith and Manish A. Mamtani: Domainal petrofabric analysis of micaceous quartzite using EBSD data: role of muscovite in LPO evolution of quartz. In: Journal of the Geological Society of India, 2014, 479-482
2014Tridib K. Mondal and Manish A. Mamtani: Fabric analysis in massive rocks of the Gadag region (southern India) - implications to decipher time relationship between regional deformation and gold mineralization. In: Tectonophysics, 2014, 238-249
2014Manish A. Mamtani: Magnetic fabric as a vorticity gauge in syntectonically deformed granitic rocks. In: Tectonophysics, 2014, 189-196
2013Tridib K. Mondal and Manish A. Mamtani: 3-D Mohr circle construction using vein orientation data from Gadag (southern India) – implications to recognize fluid pressure fluctuation. In: Journal of Structural Geology, 2013, 45-56
2013Manish A. Mamtani, T. Pal, R.O. Greiling: Kinematic analysis using AMS data from a deformed granitoid. In: Journal of Structural Geology, 2013, 119-132
2013S. Saha, K.Das, P.P. Charkraborty, P.Das, S. Karmakar, Manish A. Mamtani: Tectono-magmatic evolution of the Meosproterozoic Singhora basin, central India: Evidence for compressional tectonics from structural data, AMS study and geochemistry of basic rocks. In: Precambrian Research, 2013, 276-294
2013Manish A. Mamtani: The vorticity axis flip and its control on mineralization. In: Journal of the Geological Society of India, 2013, 27-30
2012Manish A. Mamtani, C.S. Vishnu: Does AMS micaceous quartzite provide information about shape of the strain ellipsoid?. In: International Journal of Earth Sciences, 2012, 693-703
2012Manish A. Mamtani: Fractal analysis of magnetite grains – implications for interpreting deformation mechanism. In: Journal of the Geological Society of India, 2012, 308-313
2011Manish A. Mamtani, Sandra Piazolo, Agnes Kontny, R.O. Greiling, F. Hrouda: Process of magnetite fabric development during granite deformation. . In: Earth and Planetary Science Letters, 2011, 77-89
2010Manish A. Mamtani and R.O. Greiling: Serrated quartz grain boundaries, temperature and strain rate: testing fractal techniques in a syntectonic granite. In: Iole Spalla, Anna-Maria Marotta and Guido Gosso, Advances in Interpretation of Geological Processes: Refinement of Multi-Scale Data and Integration in Numerical Modelling. Geological Society of London, 2010. 35-48
2010Manish A. Mamtani: Strain-rate estimation using fractal analysis of quartz grains in naturally deformed rocks. In: Journal of the Geological Society of India, 2010, 202-209
2009J. Nanda, S. Gupta and Manish A. Mamtani: Analysis of deformation fabric in an alkaline complex (Koraput, India): implications for time relationship between emplacement, fabric development and regional tectonics. In: Journal of the Geological Society of India, 2009, 78-94
2009Manish A. Mamtani and Aniruddha Sengupta: Anisotropy of magnetic susceptibility analysis of deformed kaolinite: implications for evaluating landslides. In: International Journal of Earth Sciences, 2009, 1721-1725
2009Manish A. Mamtani: Fractal Analysis, microstructures and deformation processes – potential in the Indian context. In: T. Radhakrishna, M. Ramakrishnan and Narayanaswamy, Geodynamics and Evolution of Indian Shield - Through Time and Space.. Geological Society of India, 2009. 133-146
2009Sukhen Majumder and Manish A. Mamtani: Fractal analysis of quartz grain boundary sutures in a granite (Malanjkhand, central India) – implications to infer regional tectonics . In: Journal of the Geological Society of India, 2009, 300-319
2009Sukhen Majumder and Manish A. Mamtani: Magnetic fabric in the Malanjkhand Granite (central India) – implications for regional tectonics and Proterozoic suturing of the Indian shield . In: Physics of the Earth and Planetary Interiors, 2009, 310-323
2009K.R. Praveen, V. Prasannakumar and Manish A. Mamtani: Time relationship between regional deformation and fabric development in the Peralimala Pluton, South India – inferences from magnetic fabric.. In: Journal of the Geological Society of India , 2009, 803-812
2001Sukhen Majumder and Manish A. Mamtani: Intensity of shape preferred orientation in a granite and its tectonic implications. In: Current Science, 2001, 156-160