SUMMARY OF CONTENTS. 
PART I. 
ÜOnaPTER 1.—Introduction.—Object of Memoir.—Rocks of Cuddapah and Kur- 
nool Districts.— Possibly representatives of VINDHYANS and lower forma- 
tions.—Area, a section of the Eastern Ghats.— Position and extent.— Outliers 
PAGES, 
still unexplored.— Present area perfect in itself.— Previous Descriptions.—Cap- 
tain C. Mackenzie.—Dr. B. Heyne.—Dr. H. W. Voysey,— Captain Newbold, 
—Dr. A. T. Christie,— Dr. Malcolmson,—General Cullen,—Dr, Carter,— 
Dr. A. von Sehlagintweit,—P. W. Wall, Esq, WR un ae 1—14 
CHAPTER 2.— Physical Structure of country.—As compared with the rest of 
Southern India.— Field crossed diagonally by a chain of valleys.— Then enclosed 
by hill ranges.— Western edge of field.—Eastern edge.—Low country outside. 
—The Carnatic.—The Mysore Terrace.—Sectional profile of country.—Kur- 
nool profile section.—Paipally section.—Cuddapah section.—Raichotee sec- 
tion.—River system. —The Kistnah.—Penn-air.— Penn-air tributaries.— Goond- 
lacumma.—Country generally dry and arid.— Land aud water improvements 
going on,—Tanks and Canals.— Railway aen sas 2. 14-—86 
CHAPTER 3.—Rocks of the country.—CRYSTALLINE and SUB-METAMORPHIC 
ROCKS.—General character of the latter—No fossils.— Of Paleozoic age.— 
Classification of KARNULS.—Of KADAPAHS EN ji o Been 
PART II. 
CHAPTER l,—KARNUL FORMATION :—Field.— Extent and thickness.—Khoond- 
Girs.—N undial shales.— Character.— Lie,— Distribution.—Thickness.—Lo- 
calities —K oilkoontla limestone.—Character.—Deceptive organic appear- 
ances.— Variations in character of beds.—Lie.—Extent.—Thickness,—Cleav- 
age.— Localities ... du io s ie s4 42—02 
CHAPTER 2.—Paneum Quartzites. —Pinnacled beds, and their style.—Plateau 
beds, and their characters.— Thickness of group.—No important stratigraphic 
separation into two members.—Region of Panewms.—Mode of occurrence.— 
Hill cappings.— Oopalpád plateau.—Denudation,—Bent-over strata of scarps. 
—Resemblance to other quartzites.—Thinning out.— Wall of Paneums.— ‘Mr, 
Foote’s notes... is a WE dco 235482582. 6 
CHAPTER 3,—Jummulmudgoo group.—Owk shales, and their characters,— 
Imitation of organisms.—Extent of shales.—Thickness,—Clearage.-—N erjee 
limestones.—Their character—A  triple-banded  series.—Intercalated sand- 
stones, &e.—Charaeter of—Thickness of—Limestone breccia.—N erjee beds 
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