18 FOOTE : SOUTH MAHRATTA COUNTRY. 



Of these several rock series^ the gneissie is the most widely developed, 

 Description of the ^^^ occurs chiefly in the eastern, southern, and 

 Beveral rock areas. south-western parts of our area. The Deccan trap 



covers very nearly as large an extent of ground in the western and 

 northern parts. The Kaladgi series of azoic rocks is chiefly met with in 

 the central and western parts of the area, and lies between the areas 

 covered by the gneiss and Deccan trap series, covering a much smaller 

 surface than either of those. The Bhima group of rocks occupies a yet 

 smaller area in the north-eastern part of the country under consideration ; 

 and, like the Kaladgi series, shows as a band between the underlying gneiss 

 and the overlying Deccan trap. 



The Konkau laterite covers a much smaller surface than any of the 

 foregoing series, and is confined to the extreme western part of our area. 

 The remaining series are of very limited extent, and make a very small 

 show on the map. 



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