44 I'OOTE : SOUTH MAHRATTA COUNTRY. 



Raianphalli (Ryanphalli), where among* the rocks^ which rise two or three 

 hundred feet sheer above the valley, is a small tank of pure blue water 

 which perfectly simulates a real mountain lake. The great -masses of 

 granitoid gneiss rise in castle-like masses, and many fine trees round the 

 village complete the beauty of the scene. 



In many other places, also, the wildness of the rocky gi-anitoid hills 

 gives rise to interesting, and, here and there, even beautiful scenery, as at 

 Mudgal, Maski (Moosky), Bhanur (Bhunoor), Deo Drug, and Raichur in 

 the Doab, and in the Shahpur (Shawpoor) hills between the Krishna 

 and Bhimas, and the Yadgiri (Yedageery) and other hills to the east of 

 the Bhima. 



By far the commoner type of the granitoid gneiss is a more or less 

 porphyritic rock consisting of quartz, felspar, and hornblende in varying 

 proportions. The felspar very frequently predominates. Micaceous 

 granite gneiss, though less largely developed than the hornblendic variety, 

 occurs over considerable areas, e. g., near Raichur in the Shahpur (Shaw- 

 poor) plateau, and eastward between the Bhima and Krishna rivers ; to 

 the north of Hanam Sagar (Hunum Sagur) and various other places 

 besides. 



As a rule, the granitoid varieties are not distinctly bedded; indeed 



very frequeatly the bedding is entirely or very 

 Obscure bedding, 



nearly obliterated. 



There are places, however, where it is distinct enough to allow of 

 the true dip and strike of the rock being deter- 



Distinct bedding. 



mined and even measured. Such is the case in 

 the fort hill at Mudgal. Here the rock, though perfectly crystalline in 

 texture, has a distinct north-north-westerly dip at an angle of 10°. The 

 lamination of the rock is generally obscure from its homogeneous color, 

 but it is sometimes very distinct, and in one case 1 observed distinct, 

 diagonal foliation;, or " false bedding/^ 

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