S. Farooq (Professor) Department of Geology Aligarh Muslim University Aligarh - 202 002 (India) email: farooq.amu@gmail.com	Teaching Areas: Economic geology, ore genesis, ore microscopy, mineralogy, plate tectonics, remote sensing & GIS applications, imaging spectroscopy.
Research Interests:
Since 1980 I have spent much of my research time working in the Himalaya, initially during tenure of a research fellowship of the Wadia Institute of Himalayan Geology, Dehradun, and subsequently since joining the Aligarh Muslim University. Main areas of interest are: 1. Tectonic Evolution and Metallogeny in the Himalayan Region 2. Petrogenesis of the Askot Crystallines, Kumaon Himalaya 3.  Basemetal Mineralization in the Askot area, Kumaon Himalaya 4. Sulfide Mineralization in the Parsoi Formation of Mahakoshal Group 5. Methods of polishing ores for microscopic examination 6. Mineral exploration through hyperspectral imaging 7. Active tectonics through basin morphometry GEOLOGICAL EXCURSION AROUND JAIPUR – JANUARY 2019 Lecture Notes, Handouts & Exercises Geology of the Himalaya The Lesser Kumaon Himalaya Basemetal Mineralization in Askot Area, Kumaon Himalaya Guide to AMU Campus Other Geology Resources on the www Basemetal occurrences in Pithoragarh (Uttarakhand) Virtual Geological Field Trip to Jhalawar (Rajasthan) X-eyed Stereo Imagery and Anaglyphs Virtual Trip to Impact Craters of India Data Downloads

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