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About Dr D.Venkat Reddy
Expertise
Engineering Geology,Mining geology,commercial petrology,Decorative and dimensional stones,Hydrogeology

Experience
20years texhing and reserch expireience in geology,enginnering geology for graduate and undergraduate students-reserch guidance,10years field exoireience conducting field camps for geology students=Presently Assistant professor in geolog

Organizations
NITK-National Institute of Technology,Surathkal,Mangalore-DK,India Geology section Dept of Civil Engineering

Publications
published 70 reserch papers.( 3 books-1.Engineering Geology for civil Engineers2.Decorative and dimensional stones of India3.Engineering Geology4.under press (commercial Rock Deposits of India)

Education/Credentials
MSC(GEOLOGY),Osmania university,India, MSC(Tech )Hydeogeology,OU,India PhD(GEOLOGY)OU,India

Awards and Honors
*best teacher

Past/Present clients
PRESENTLY WORKING Assistant professor in Geology,NITK-India

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Geology - petrology

Expert: Dr D.Venkat Reddy - 9/10/2009

Question
HEllo, Sir i am sartaj ali mahesar from hyderabad sindh,i am geology BS-part 2 student . i would like to ask that is there any KEY to identify the rock by naked eye .

Answer
Dear Sartaj
Rocks are identified by naked eye on the basis of mineral identification-textural chracters
It requires trained eye for recognition of rocks
For example-Granite -rock0consist quartz-feldspars mineral -(essentil minerala)
u can identify minerals-rocks
by
Prof DVREDDY-NITK-INDIA

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