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character also is similar. North-west of Karinja about 200 feet of the 

 white sandstone^ cong-lomeritic in places^ is exposed^ dipping at 15° to 

 20° to the north or north by west. 



In several places in the trapsj chiefly along the line of the fault, 



^ , , are considerable accumulations of calcareous rocks 



Calcareous accuuiula- 



tious ou Ime of fault. ^g ^d, a in the accompanying sketch section 



Section near Belkera. 



Fig. 8. Sketcli section of beds near Belliera. 



1. Trap. I 4. Limestone. 



2. Sandstone. 5, Shale. 



3. Flags and purple and white shales, j 6. Sandstone. 



7. Limestone. 



taken to the east of Belkera (Fig-. 8) . These masses of impure limestone 

 are quarried for burning into lime by the natives. They are also found 

 further east near Palla and Byram. 



The sketch represents the general section of about 300 feet of infra- 

 trappean beds near Belkera. Just south of the 

 fault are the calcareous rocks mentioned, the line 

 of fracture itself is indicated by a low rocky ridge of limestone. Above 

 this, sandstone is seen, followed by flaggy shales, red, purple, grey, and 

 whitish in colour, with obscure plant impressions. Upon these rests a 

 bed of sihcious limestone, and on that again other shales of various 

 colours, deep purple, greenish and grey, some of them having a very 

 great similarity to trappean ash, others being calcareous. With these 

 are cherty sandstones, and nodular limestone like that of Bagh.'^ In 



* Mr. Wynne, from whose notes of the rocks this is copied, calls this " earthy lumpy 

 limestone weathering into lumps, as seen often in the country west of Bagh," which gives 

 a very good idea of the rock. Near Bagh it has much the appearance of a bed formed 

 of consolidated kunkur, rather freer fi'om clay than usual, A precisely similar bed occurs 

 at Lameta Ghat near Jubbulpoor. 



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