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tar as the inclination can be made out, in a large portion of Berar, and 

 the dips, if any occur, are very slight indeed in the hills north of the Taptee 

 in Nimar and Baitool. But along the line of the Taptee south-west of 

 Baitool there is a marked southerly dip, though at a low angle, and 

 although the beds are horizontal throughout a large portion of the Gawil- 

 gurh hills, there is a dip of about 5° to 10° to the north along their 

 southern scarp accompanied, apparently, by a great fault at their base 

 parallel to the range. Passing to the westward, low dips in various 

 directions are seen amongst the traps of the Satpoora hills. These in- 

 crease in amount here and there. Some very sharp dips of 10° and even 

 more to the southward are seen in the Nerbudda and just north of the 

 river west of the Hurin Pal ; and to this sharp southerly dip, which 

 continues for many miles to the westward, the total disappearance of 

 all infra-trappean rocks south of the Nerbudda appears to be due. 

 The amount of disturbance which the traps have undergone appears to 

 Disturbance in Raj- culminate in the Rajpeepla hiUs. Not only do 

 peepla hills. ^^^ j^g^jg ^^ ^j^-g region dip at angles compara- 



tively high (5° to 20°) when their horizontality over immense tracts in 

 the Deccan and Malwa is considered, but dykes are extremely preva- 

 lent, and of great size, forming small ridges 100 to 150 feet high parallel 

 and frequently at no great distance from each other. Their general 

 direction is east-north-east to west-south-west. 



It is very possible that a more close examination of the Rajpeepla 

 hills might exhibit other signs of volcanic agency ; unfortunately they 

 were examined at the very commencement of the survey operations before 

 that general familiarity with the traps over large areas had been ob- 

 tained, which would have enabled those phenomena to be better under- 

 stood. It is impossible to say without closer search whether any of the 

 inclination which was observed in the lava flows may have been due 

 to original consolidation upon a slope, or whether it is entirely caused 

 by disturbance. That the rocks have been disturbed since their deposition 



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