DISTRIBUTION OF THE BARÁKARS. 11 
Neither the thiekness of the coal nor of the conglomerate band is 
constant (see Fig. 1). The conglomerate disap- 
pears entirely a little to the east, whilst the‏ ا 
coal within a distance of 60 yards increases from 1' 2" to 2' and then 
thins out to ۰ 
d D yrs OE = 
Fig. 1. Sketch of the variation in thickness, &c., of coal and other beds, 
The lower seam is not seen in the right bank, but it is exposed toge- 
ther with the upper in the left bank, and here again there is a great differ- 
ence in the thickness of coal, as compared with that of the former 
sections. 
The upper seam is 3' 7” instead of 1' 2’, made up as follows:— 
1. Coal seam . ae feti br 3 ۷ 
a. Coal, good  ... HE ae 101 
6. Carbo-micaceous shale, slightly ferru- 
ginous Me M aee OO 
€. Carbonaceous shale TE : 23 5" 
d. Coal, good  ... sie AM TALAY 
. 2. Carbonaceous shale, about NS Ps mo eg Ot 
Below the carbonaceous shales come— 
3. Sandstone and shale, about ah ar Ba elle ANO 
OF 2 
4. Conglomerate band 
5. Coal seam (lower seam) ats i ice 6h 
6. Carbonaceous shale. 
No. 5 coal is very prominent in the bank under the village of 
Singra, and is visible to every one crossing the ghát at the mouth of the 
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