196 Captain J. Franklin on the Geologi/ of a Portion of Bundelcund, 



south-west of this point, near Hirapore, the rock is compact ; and still further 

 west, opposite Googri, it is intermixed with clay-slate and schistose limestone, 

 which last contains mica, and perhaps serpentine. 



Between this range and Jubulpore is a broad valley, covered by a thick 

 stratum of alluvium, which required more minute investigation than my 

 hurried route enabled me to bestow. 



The town of Jubulpore is situated at the foot of a range of hills consisting 

 of syenitic granite. The composition of the rock is flesh-coloured felspar, 

 smoky quartz, black mica, and hornblende. I have traced the formation for 

 thirty miles, in which distance it dips beneath, and rises above the surface 

 several times, and becomes well-defined granite. 



Every rock connected commonly with granite, is to be found in this neigh- 

 bourhood : — gneiss, containing hornblende and partially decomposed, appears 

 in the bed of the Normada river at Tilwara Ghat: gneiss, resembling mica- 

 schist at Rammegur, and along the low range of hills which extends thence 

 towards Lamaita: hornblende-schist in the hills between Bhowra and Parneri; 

 and talcose and argillaceous schists between Bhowra and Murroud. In the 

 bed of the river between Lamaita and Beragurh, a series of strata are exposed 

 to view which exhibit a regular gradation from gneiss to roofing-slate, massive 

 schist, schistose limestone, quartz rock, and beautifully snow-white dolomite. 



The last rock, which appears near the water-fall, varies considerably in its 

 characters in different localities. A few miles further west, near the village 

 of Bograi, it effervesces freely, contains crystals of tremolite, and is so friable 

 that it almost crumbles beneath the fingers. At Beragurh it is intimately 

 associated with quartz ; and the snow-white variety which resembles alabaster 

 seems to be an aggregate of dolomite and pure quartz. This variety scarcely 

 effervesces without being pulverized ; but it takes a fine polish, and is quarried 

 for various purposes. It is traversed in many parts by layers of chlorite 

 schist. 



The gneiss, which forms the extremity of the series mentioned above, con- 

 tains but little felspar. One of the beds is contorted, friable, and of a greenish 

 colour, from a mixture of epidote. The stratum which succeeds to it is also 

 greenish, and contains small garnets and crystals of actinolite ; but it is chiefly 

 remarkable for being penetrated by numerous greenstone veins and nodules, 

 which do not occur in either of the adjoining strata. The greenstone has a 

 large granular structure, and the nodules inclose garnets. 



The beds which follow these strata graduate into fine grauwacke, or mi- 

 caceo-argillaceous schist of a soft and silky texture, still, however, preserving 

 the green tinge. Upon them reposes a stratum of roofing-slate, and its super- 



