20 BOKARO COAL-FIELD. 



An outlier of Barakars caps the hill west of the stream. The first 



approach to coal is made by a bed of coaly shale 



Coal. 



about eleven inches thick, with an under-bed of one 



inch. Above it are conglomerates. Continuing down the Nuddee no 



seams are seen for some way. The dip becomes 8° south, and then we 



have — 



Ft. In. 



1. Coal seam (mixed and poor in quality) ... ... ... 35 



2. Felspathic carbonaceous sandstone ... ... ... 24 



3. Coal and carbonaceous shale ... ... ... ... 80 



Dip V° 

 These measurements are very rough, and the seams are so obsctire 

 that the thicknesses of the partings cannot be given. 



4. Grey argiUaceous shale ... ... ... ... 11 



(Road to Budkaro.) 



For some way only sandstones are partially seen, and then comes 



another seam — 



5. Coal seam, (it has been on fire). 



6. Brownish concretionary shales a few feet. 



Dip 6° 



7. A series of carbo-micaceous shales, fine grained carbo-arenaceous 



sandstones and carbonaceous shales ... ... ... 85 



For 400 yards loose sand and clay obscure the section, then a few 

 rocks are seen. Again the beds become hid, until we arrive at the first 

 bend of the river north of the village. A dotted line in the map has 

 been put to indicate a probable seam which occurs north of this fii'st 

 bend. Some pieces of coal were turned up by a plough in the fields 

 west of the spot which I have shown ; and as their quality was some- 

 what superior to the other coals in the neighbourhood, I judged it best 

 to mark the place. A burnt ridge heads directly for the locality, so that 

 in all likelihood a seam does exist as I have suggested. 



South of the village a seam of very large size occurs, dipping at 

 an angle of 5° and 6°. Its least computed thickness is 98 feet. Of 

 course a large portion of it is shale, but still there is a considerable 

 amount of coal in it. 



These large seams are very characteristic of the lower horizon of the 

 Barakars, and are generally not met with higher in the group. 

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