Geologi/ of' the Bhurtpoor Distiict. ^^ 



Table, shewing the JRestdts of Experiments made on Sandstone Slabt, 

 from the Quarries near Agra, measuring A^ feet in lengthy 12 inches 

 ;#rf?f hrfodtjh, and \\ inches in thickness. 



The majority of the buildings of the Agra and neighbouring 

 districts are constructed of the sandstones under review ; and 

 among these are some of the most splendid edifices of Hindoo 

 Stan. The fort of Agra, the gateway of the Taj, the tomb of 

 Akber at Secundra, the magnificent gateway to the shrine of the 

 Mussulman saint Salim Chisti at Futtypoor Sickra, and the 

 far-famed Kutib Minar at Delhi, may be enumerated among the 

 many edifices constructed of the red and speckled varieties; 

 while the palace in the garden at Deeg, some magnificent mo- 

 dern temples at Muttra, and the tombs of Buldeosing and 

 Surujmull at Goverdhan, the classic haunts of die Ipdian 



