84 W. BLANPORD^ WESTERN INDLV. [PaRT II. 



Below the coarse conglomerate is brown sandstone, slightly con- 

 glomeritic. This rests on felspathic sandstone, succeeded by flaggy beds 

 and carbonaceous shale ; the latter clearly belonging to the Damuda 

 series. Despite the unconformity between the two series shewn by the 

 Damuda detritus contained in the Mahadeva conglomerate, it was impos- 

 sible precisely to determine the line of separation. It is clear, however, 

 that the Mahadevas do not, at this spot, exceed 200 feet in thickness, 

 and probably half that amount is nearer the truth. 



Uj) the Morun river the Damudas soon turn over to the south, and 

 disappear again below the traps. The Mahadevas appear to be wanting. 

 They are, however, much thicker in the hills east of the Morun than in 

 the river. No good sections are seen. 



The hills farther west, about Mukrai, are composed of bedded trap, 



either dipping at low angles to the south, or hori- 

 HiUsnearMuki-ai. . 



zontal. Some inter- trappeans occm* in the upper 



part of the Agni stream, west-south-west of Kaleebheet. 



South of Hurda, towards Charwa, there is a great bay of the 



alluvium stretching fm'ther to the west, than is 

 Extension of alluvial 



plain in direction of the case near the river. This larger quantity of 

 Charwa. 



surface deposit away from the river appears to 



indicate a former distribution of the rivers throughout this country 



diiferent from that at present prevailing. It may have some connexion 



with the great break near Aseergurh in the hiUs which separate the 



vallies of the Taptee and Nerbudda. 



The trap demands but little notice, and the neighbourhood of the 



^^ , , , , - „„ Nerbudda west of Hurda received so very hurried 

 NeignDournoocl or ]>l er- "^ 



budda west of Hurda. ^n examination, that but little of importance can 

 be stated concerning it. (a) The rocks consist principally of metamoi-phics 

 and Bijawurs, overlying trap occurring here and there. 



(a). It lias since, like the neighbom-lng country north of the river, been examined by 

 Mr. Mallet, who will probably describe it in greater detail. 



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