146 '^- BLANFOllD;, WESTERN INDIA. ' [PaET II. 



The outline of this patch of sandstone is irregular. It is separated 

 from the trap area to the north by a narrow belt of metamorphics ; 

 metamorphics also lap round it to the east. 



The rock is principally sandstone, limestone being of less frequent 

 occurrence at the surface. Fossils are scarce. A few large oysters with 

 lono" projecting hinges were found in two places. The beds are horizontal 

 or nearly horizontal throughout. 



In describing the country to the west it will be most convenient 

 first to treat of the southern"^ and subsequently of the northern portion, 

 commencing in each case from the east. 



The west edge of the patch of sandstone just described forms a 

 low scarp rising from the metamorphic country. 

 This runs down to the Huthnee river not far from 

 the village of Chiklee. Below this the Huthnee and its tributary the 

 Sookee cut deeply through the sandstone, the banks being frequently 

 formed of high cliffs of that rock. In the 

 ^Jjctions in Huthnee jjuthnee, west of Chiklee, much limestone occurs, 

 perhaps in part representing the coralline lime- 

 stone ; it contains small layers made vip of organic remains, amongst 

 which Cidaris spines are abundant. The limestone beds here are very 

 massive, some of them 20 feet thick. Red sandstones also occur. Much 

 of the limestone is dove- coloured. 



The trap in this neighbourhood rests upon a very uneven surface 

 of the sandstone, the latter rising in places above 



on sandston™^ ^ ^ ^^^ ^^® -^^^^^ °^ ^^® former. This is especially well 



seen east of Morasa. 



In the Sookee, west of Morasa, the stream cuts its way between 



vertical chffs, 350 feet high, of trap, somewhat 



river and near Did. Columnar in structure. Thick limestone comes in 



below the trap, and is well seen on the road to 



Dhi. It is cherty and in places conglomeritic. Reddish calcareous 



* The whole description of this portion is from Mr. Wynne's notes. 

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