Petrology and Mineralogy Research Group

Prof. Dr. Azman A. Ghani  (Professor & Group Leader) azmangeo@um.edu.my

Members                                                                                                                                                                                       

1. Dr Muhammad Hatta Roselee      

1. Prof. Dr Shan Li (Institute of Geology, Chinese Academy of Geological Sciences)
2. Dr Yu Ming Lai (National Taiwan Normal University)
3. Dr Long Xiang Quek (Institute of Geology, Chinese Academy of Geological Sciences)           
4. Prof. Sun Ling Chung (National Taiwan University)             
5. Dr Mohd Rozi Bin Umor (Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia)                                                                                                                              

1. Characterisation of the plutons in the Main Range Granite Province, the Central Plutonic Province and the Eastern Belt in particular their S- and I-type characteristics, geochemistry, age, textures and mineralogy.     
2. Detailed studies of the igneous complexes, like the Gunung Benom Plutonic Complex, the Stong Complex, the Perhentian Kecil Syenite and other Cretaceous plutonic rocks, like the Batang Melaka, Gunung Ledang, Gunung Pulai and the Pulau Tioman  granites.   
3. Study in detail the volcanic rocks Peninsular Malaysia, including their age, petrology, geochemistry and petrogenesis.   
4. Study of high grade metamorphic complexes like the Stong Migmatite Complex, the Taku Schist, the Gunung Jerai Dome, the Gunung Ledang Aureole in terms of age, rock types, metamorphic facies, and in particular the granitiod-metamorphic rock relationship    

Research Output:

A. Ongoing Ph.D students:

1. Azmiah Jamil
2. Aliff Imran Nor Azham

B. Completed Ph.D students:

1. Muhammad Hatta Roselee
2. Elveane James
3. Quek Long Xiang
4. Mohd Rozi Umor

C. Completed Master's students:

1. Muhammad Hafifi Badruldin
2. Bhavani Poopalan
3. Muhammad Hatta Roselee
4. Quek Long Xiang
5. Fatin Izani Hazad

Publications: 

1. Liu, P.P., Caricchi, L., Chung, S.L., Zhou, M.F., Lai,Y.M., Ghani, A.A., Sihotang, T.,  Sheldrake, T.E,  Simpson, G. 2021.Growth and thermal maturation of the Toba magma reservoir. PNAS 118(45), https://doi.org/10.1073/pnas.2101695119.
2. Quek, L.X., Lai, Y.M., Ghani, A. A., Roselee, M.H.,  Lee, H.Y.,  Yoshiyuki, L.,  Umor, M.R., Pecha, M.,   Lin, Y.L.,  Rezal,R., Jamil, A., 2021. Peninsular Malaysia transitional geodynamic process from Gondwana to Pangaea: New constraints from 500 to 200 Ma magmatic zircon U-Pb ages and Hf isotopic compositions. Gondwana Research. 
3. Zhang, Y., Yu, X., Xu, C., Qian, X., Gan, C., Ghani, A.A., Yu,Y., 2023.Reconstructing the East Palaeo-Tethyan assemblage boundary in west Indonesia: constraints from Triassic granitoids in the Bangka and Belitung islands. Geological Society, London, Special Publications. https://doi.org/10.1144/SP531-2022-145
4. Quek, L.X., Li, S., Morley, C.K., Ghani, A.A., Zhu, J., Roselee, M.H., Murthadha, S., Rahmat, R., Lai, Y.M., Lintjewas, L., 2023.  Southwest Borneo, an autochthonous Pangea-Eurasia assembly proxy: Insights from detrital zircon record. Geology 51(8), 785-791
5. Marwan Marwan, Muhammad Isa, Andri Yadi Paembonan et al. 2022. Geoelectric model of the geothermal spring in ie Jue Seeulawah deriving from 2D VLF-EM and DC Resistivity methods. Journal of Applied Engineering Science. DOI:10.5937/jaes0-38014.