Research Foci
- Mineral replacement mechanisms during fluid-rock interactions – diffusion-controlled vs. dissolution-precipitation-controlled processes.
- Compositional re-equilibration during peridotite alteration as a function of temperature and interfacial fluid compositions.
- Role of infiltrated fluid on deformation and brecciation.
Academic Education
- PhD (ongoing), Institut für Mineralogie, WWU Münster, Germany
- M. Sc., Applied Geology, Indian Institute of Technology Bombay, India
- B. Sc., Geology (Hons), University of Calcutta, India
Publications
- Majumdar, A., Hövelmann, J., Vollmer, C., Berndt, J., Mondal, S., & Putnis, A. (). Formation of mg-rich olivine pseudomorphs in serpentinized dunite from the Mesoarchean Nuasahi Massif, Eastern India: Insights into the evolution of fluid composition at the mineral-fluid interface. Journal of Petrology, 57 (1), 3–26. doi: 10.1093/petrology/egv070.
- Majumdar, A., Hövelmann, J., Vollmer, C., Berndt, J., Mondal, S., & Putnis, A. (). Formation of Mg-rich Olivine Pseudomorphs in Serpentinized Dunite from the Mesoarchean Nuasahi Massif, Eastern India: Insights into the Evolution of Fluid Composition at the Mineral–Fluid Interface. Journal of Petrology, 57 (1), 3–26.
- Majumdar, A.S., Hövelmann, J., Vollmer, C., Berndt, J., Mondal, S.K., & and, P. A. (). Formation of Mg-rich olivine pseudomorphs in serpentinized dunite from the Mesoarchean Nuasahi Massif, eastern India: Insights into the evolution in fluid composition at the mineral-fluid interface. Journal of Petrology, 00.
- Majumdar, A.S., & and, M. G. (). Raman-Infrared (IR) spectroscopy study on natural cordierites from Kalahandi, Orissa. Journal of the Geological Society of India, -.
- Majumdar, A.S., King, H.E., John, T., Kusebauch, C., & and, P. A. (). Pseudomorphic replacement of diopside during interaction with (Ni,Mg)Cl2 aqueous solutions: Implications for the Ni-enrichment mechanism in talc- and serpentine-type phases. Chemical Geology, 380, 27–40.
- Majumdar, A.S., King, H.E., John, T., Kusebauch, C., & and, P. A. (). Pseudomorphic replacement of diopside during interaction with (Ni,Mg)Cl2 aqueous solutions. Goldschmidt2013 Conference, Florence, Italy.
Research Article (Journal)
- Majumdar, A.S., & and, M. G. (). Distinct ruby suite at Sardapur, Orissa: A Spectroscopic investigation. Journal of the Geological Society of India, 80, 715–722.
Research Article in Edited Proceeding (Conference)
- Majumdar, A.S., King, H.E., Kusebauch, C., & and, P. A. (). Pseudomorphic replacement of diopside during interaction with (Ni,Mg)Cl2 aqueous solutions. EMC2012, Frankfurt, Germany.
Alik Sundar Majumdar

