GNEISSIC ROCKS. 43 



but granitoid rocks are seen at Belur, Jalihal, and at Bidinaganur in the 

 valley of the Benni-halla, the principal southern affluent of the Malprabha. 



Schistose rocks appear at Nargund and 

 ^^Nargund schistose (.j^.j, -^^^^^^^ ^^^ ^Iso at Saundatti (Sumo. 



duttee) . 



Beyond these, near Assundi, is another band of 

 band! ^"^"^"^ ^^^^^ °^ granitoid gneiss which crosses the Malprabha and re- 

 appears in the Katharigarh (Kutturgurh) valley. 



A very broad band of schistose rocks lies in the upper valley 

 of the Malprabha westward of the Katharigarh granitoid band. 



This band, which may be called the Bailhongal 

 ^^Baimongal schistose (g^ii^ongul) band, extends to within a few miles 



of the Taluq town of Khanapur, where it joins the 

 most westerly band of granitoid gneiss. 



This is not an important band. It forms some conspicuous hills at 

 Gani Bail (Gunehbyle), twelve miles south of 

 ^ J^h^napur granitaid ^elgaum, and passes south through Khdnapur to 

 the Nandgarh hills. 



The peculiar characters of granitoid rocks are admirably developed 

 in many parts of the several bands, but nowhere 



gvaSguS™;' are they better seen than in the Sorapur and 

 Jaldrug hills. In the former they form many very 



remarkable tors of great size and beauty, equal in extent and strangeness 



of shape to the most celebrated (^ornish or Devonshire examples. 



Several of these have been figured by Colonel Meadows Taylor in his paper 



quoted at page 34. 



In the last-named hills, and especially near the Krishna river, there 

 is much beautiful rock scenery, the hill sides being often thickly over- 

 grown with small trees and thorny creepers of great size, whose green 

 foliage sets off the rich red or pinkish color of the rocks to the greatest 

 advantage. One scene of very great beauty occurs at the little village of 



( 4a ) 



