64 BAtL : GEOLOGY OF AURUNGA AND HtTAB COAL FIELDS. 



Brought forward . . . . 164' 6" 



17. Shales 7' 



18. Sandstone, say 12' 



* 19. Seam, badly seen — 



Upper half apparently fair coal, 50' at 15° . . 12' 10'' 

 South bank — 



20. Sandistones ... ^ .... 3' 



>» 21. Seam similar to No. 14, 80' at 15° W.-S.-W . . 21' 2" 



22. Sandstone ' ........ 1' 



23. Seam, also similar to No. 14, 70' at 10° . . .12' 2" 



24. Sandstone 8" 



25. Carbonaceous shales passing into blue shales . . 6' 



26. Sandstones and carbonaceous shales about 40' at 10" . 6' 10° 



* 27. Seam- 



Cohtairls thin bands of coal alternating with shale 

 140' at 10° 24' 6" 



271' 8" 



Strong interpolations of sandstones modify the character of this last 



p, , ,. , , seam in its fm-ther extension towards Burwa toleh. 



Coal zone dies out to 



(south-east. The contrasts afforded by it as seen in section on 



either side of the river are very striking* Along the same line of strike 

 to south-east I could find no further trace of these carbonaceous beds, 

 and it seems probable that they die out. 



Before reviewing the above, it will be well to give an account of the 

 sections which flank this zone. North of Rajbar in the Bunora stream 

 there is a broken section of some of the above as well also as of some 

 lower measures. Being seen dry, instead of sodden with water, as is the 

 case in the Sukri section, it is easier to form an opinion as to the quality 

 of the seams. Coal is only seen in rare bands, the thickest of which 

 does not exceed one foot. 



In the Seruk stream which runs south of Rajbar and which joins the 

 Sukri beyond Jorean, the section exposes at the base, resting on gneiss, 

 sandstones and white shales, with a dip of 20 ^^ to west. These are 



* A sample from this seam contained only 22'3 per cent, of fixed carbon, with 50'3 of 



ash. 



*" Vide Table of Assays. 



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