46 HUGHES. — SOUTH KaRANPURA COAL-FIELD. 



With reference to coal, I saw only one out-crop, and that was in 

 the second river west of Baiia. It measured 3' in thickness and 

 dijDped south-south-east. 



Panchet Series. 



This series is represented only by its upper group on Fatal and 

 Henjdag hills, and occupies an area of 3 square miles. Of the Lower 

 Panchets there is not a trace. I searched carefully for any red clays 

 and other characteristic beds, but failed to discover them. Their 

 absence is not due to denudation, but to their never having been de-- 

 posited on either the Patal or Henjdag hills. It is easy enough to 

 climb up the face of each of these hills, and the section proves that 

 there is conformity between the Panchets and the rocks that underlie 

 them. 



Trap dyhes. — There are two trap dykes of very considerable size, 

 coming east-north-east, and damaging slightly the coal seams in the 

 Damuda. 



Faults. — The only faults of any importance are one in the Jainagar 

 river, and another south of Pallo. With regard to the former, there is 

 a difference in direction of dip of the beds on each side of it ; and there 

 is an entire absence of the ironstone shales which ought to be exposed, 

 if the normal section had not been disturbed. The other fault is made 

 apparent by the sudden change in the nature of the rocks, on either side 

 of a line drawn roughly north=north-east and south-south-west. 



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