20 



HUGHES. KARANPURA COAL-FIELDS. 



4' 



8" 



r 



8" 





6" 



2' 



0" 



These bands are used for extracting' iron from, but they are not 

 rich. In this bed a very noticeable change in mineral character occurs 

 along the strike, the ferruginous bands disappearing, and slightly carbona- 

 ceous ones taking their place. 



15. Felspattic silicious yellow, and mucli weatliei'ed sand- 



stones. Four feet seen, the rest hidden. 



16. Section obscured for 200 yards. Calculated ...102' 0" 



17. Coaly shale. The lowest part not visible. It has been 



on fire, and forms a part of the spur running out 



in the direction of Gondalpara. Thickness seen 4' 0" 



18. White silicio-felspathic sandstone ... ... 5' 4" - 



19. Concretionary argillo-micaceous shales ... - ... 11' 8" 



20. Eed ferruginous band ... ... ... 8" 



A well marked system of jointing heading south-west by south is seen 

 in all these beds from No. 16 to the end of the section. 



21. Carbonaceous and coal^ shale 



22. Eibbon sandstone, black and white 



23. More compact silicious sandstone 



24. Silicio-carbonaceous shale 



25. Very fine grained purplish micaceous sandstone ... 6' 2" 



Dip 15°. 



26. Silicio-felspathic sandstone with a band of carbona- 



ceous shale three inches thick in middle ... 1' 9" 



27. Coarse sandstone containing small pebbles, stained red 



externally, and covered by patches of sesquioxide 

 of iron 



28. Conglomerate band 



29. Arenaceous sandstone 



30. Carbonaceous shale 



31. Coal seam 



a. Coal 



h. Carbonaceous shale 



c. Coal ... 



d. Carbonaceous shale 



e. Coal ... 



Total of coal 



32. Slaty carbonaceous shale 



33. Sandstone varying in composition 



Dip 12°. 

 Section covered for 130 yards below this spot. 



34. Carbonaceous and arenaceous shale alternating ... 0' 0" 

 ( 304 ) , 





.. 25' 



0" 

 2" 





.. 2' 



0". 





.. 25' 



10" 





.. 18' 



57" 



2' 4" 







6" 







11' 6" 







3' 0" 







1' 3" 









15' 



1" 





.. 2' 



2" 



