CONTENTS. 



INTRODUCTION. 



CHAPTER I. 



PAGE 



CHAPTER lY—contd. 



PAGK 



Peevious Notices . 



4 



Geneeal Geology — contd. 

 Section 7. — Deccan trap and Late- 





CHAPTER II. 





rite .... 



49 



Phtsical Featuees. 





„ 8. — Superficial deposits 



51 



Section 1. — General structure of the 





9.— Faults 



52 



area 



13 



CHAPTER Y. 





2.— HUls . 



15 



Atteunga Coal Field. 





„ 3.— Rivers . 



17 



Section 1. — Talchir gi-oup 



55 



„ 4. — Hot springs 



19 



„ 2.— Barakar „ 



59 



CHAPTER III. 





„ 3. — Raniganj „ 



82 



Miscellaneous. 





„ 4. — Panchet „ 



86 



Section 1. — Inhabitants . 



24 



„ 5. — Mahadeva series . 



87 



,, 2. — Roads and carriage 



25 



CHAPTER VI. 





„ 3. — Forests. Wild animals 



26 



Hutae Coal Field. 





„ 4. — Cultivation . 



27 



Section 1. — Talchir group 



91 



„ 5. — Climate 



28 



„ 2. — Barakar „ 



95 



CHAPTER IV. 



Geneeal Geology. 

 Formations represented . 

 Section 1. Metamorphic series 



2.1 . /Talchir group . 



3. 1 <i I Barakar ,, 



4. ; g / Raniganj „ . 



5.1 O Panchet „ . 



6.' \ Mahadeva series 



30 

 31 

 38 

 40 

 45 

 45 

 45 



CHAPTER VII. 





Economic eesoiteces. 





Section 1. — Coal . 



. 108 



2.— Iron . 



. 112 



„ 3. — Limestone . 



. 125 



„ 4. — Lead and copper . 



. 125 



APPENDIX. 



Tatapani Coal Field 



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