ACKNOWLEDGMENTS

I wish to express my deep sense of gratitude to

»Dr. S.Rahman, Professor (Retd.) Department of Geological

Sciences, Gauhati University, presently Visiting Professor of

Geology, Nagaland University for his valuable guidance in

carrying out the Ph.D. work and also for his precious time

sharing in the field work. I also wish to express my sincere

gratefulness to Dr. S.K.Achariya, the then Deputy Director

General, GSI, NER , now Director General, Geological Survey

Of India for allowing me to carry out this research work and

accorded the permission to enroll in the PH.D. degree in the

Department of Geological Sciences, Gauhati University, under

the guidance of Dr. S.Rahman, Professor. 1 also extend my

deep gratitude to Shri K.K.Unni Deputy Director General

Geological Survey Of India, North Eastern Region, Shillong

for his valuable guidance and arrangement for stable isotope

analyses from Physical Research Laboratory, Ahmedabad and for

allowing me to use the chemical data of 1992-93 Field Season,

G.S.I., where I was actively associated in the field work at

Samchampi, Dist. Karbi Anglong, Assam, in the thesis.

A deep sense of gratitude and thankfulness is also due to

Dr. Subhasls Sengupta, Director, E.R. Geological Survey Of

India, whose constant guidance and encouragement become

impetus In completing the thesis. He helped me in the

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preparation of microphotographs and in identifying special

rock types of alkaline clan under microscope and arranged for

chemical analyses from the University of Cape Town. South

Africa.

I acknowledge the help of S/Shri A.V.RaJti.

R.R.Chowdhury, M.K.Mukhopadhyay. Kashi Ram and Dr.G.Barman
for their constant encouragement for completing the thesis. I

also acknowledge Dr. S.K.Mazumdar. Dy.D.G. G.S.I.. E.R. for

his valuable guidance and encouragement.

The help extended by Dr.Arindam Gupta and Sri Chinmoy

BhattacharJee Directors. GSI, is also gratefully

acknowledged.
I extend my sincere thanks to all my colleagues of GSI
who helped directly or indirectly in processing the data.
The help extended by Dr.A.D.Patgiri, Reader, Shri.
D.N.Das. Prof. P.K.Chowdhary, Dr. A.Mazumder and Shrl.

Jayanta Laskar of the Department of Geological Sciences

Gauhati University. in completion of the research work is

duly acknowledged.
I extend my thanks to S/Shri Nripen Sarma, Ratul Dutta

and Smt. Nilima Das for draftsmanship of sketches and figures.

I acknowledge the help extended by the Village Headman

of Ganjang village during my stay at Ganjang Village in the

years 1992 and 1993.

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