152 RANIGANJ COAL FIELD. [ChAP. IX. 



II. The second system of faults strikes North 10° — 20° East, and is 

 Second system older perhaps older than either of the others, or, even 



than others. more probably, may be newer than the commence- 



ment of the East and West series, but older than its completion. To 

 this system belong the faults forming the West boundary of the field from 

 Kampur, near the South boundary, to near Chanch and Nuchibad; the 

 fault clown the valley of the Barakar, (which is possibly the same as that 

 West of Panchet, but thrown by the North-west and South-east faults 

 bounding the field West of Chanch ;) several small faults near Jamiari, 

 and North of Samdi, on the North boundary of the field ; and perhaps 

 the small faults which throw the boundary of the Panchets East of 

 Asansol, and those which occur West of Kaniganj colliery. 



The fault down the Barakar is clearly proved by the throw of the 

 boundaries of the ironstone shales and of the lower beds. No trace 

 of it, however, can be seen upon the river banks, and it probably 

 follows throughout the course of the stream, curving slightly below 

 Ramnagar. 



III. Faults running North-west and South-east, or nearly so. These 



comprise the faults forming the West boundary of 

 Third system. 



the field from near Chanch to the extreme West 



near Kalatabur; a small fault at Debitan, just East of the Barakar; that 



near Alipur andEtiapora; that North of Madanpur; and the fault in the 



Adjai. All of these, except the Debitan fault, which may not belong 



to this system, but be an older fault of Talchir age, have the same 



down-throw, viz. to the North-east. They are evidently newer than 



the North 20° East faults, which they cut off in the West of the field 



and probably throw. 



The faults forming the South-west boundary of the Panchets, South 



of the Damuda, may, perhaps, belong to this system. The attempted 



tracing of the faults from Chanch across the country North of Marulia, 



is not quite certain. It is however probable that a large fault does 



