CONTENTS 



Art. 1. — The Wardha Valley Coal-field, by Theodore W. H. 

 Hughes, a. r. s. m., f.g.s., Geological Survey of India. 



Section 



CHAPTER I. 



General Remarks. 



page. 

 I. — Previous Observers ....... 1 



II. — Physical Description ....... 3 



III. — Geological Formations 8 





CHAPTER II. 













«. 



Distribution of Rocks. 



ction IV.- 



—Metam orphic , . . 11 



v, 



— Vindhyan .... 











ib. 



VI.- 



-Talchir 













15 



VII.- 



— Barakar .... 

 Chanda District 

 Wun 

 Nizam's Dominions 













18 

 21 

 38 

 54 



VIII.- 



— Kamthi 













66 



IX, 



— Kota-Malen . 













81 



x.- 



— Lameta 













87 



XI.- 



-Trap . 













91 



XII.- 



-Laterite, Superficial deposits 













ib. 



CHAPTER III. 

 Identification and Relation of the Rock Groups. 



CHAPTER IV. 



Economic. 



Section XIII.- 

 XIV.- 



-Coal . 

 -Iron ores 



97 

 109 



