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157. As far as Darimket, the route lies in a succession of glens, in 

 which no trace can be found of the rock in situ at that village. It 

 ascends, and immediately a talco-micaceous schist is met which con- 

 tinues to the foot of the descent into the valley on the other side. 

 This latter is one of the many branches which fall into the great one 

 of the Gaomootee, described, Art. 65, and as such, partakes of the 

 open and level nature of the latter. At the foot of the descent frag- 

 ments of hornblende rock occur in great abundance, and a little further, 

 the rock in situ is found to be an earthy gneiss, extremely soft and 

 crumbly. This rock continues to disclose itself in different parts of the 

 river bed as far as Byznoth ; and at the foot of the ascent to Retora 

 a grey gneiss of very perfect character is seen dipping N. E. In the 

 ascent to Retora, this route coincides with that described Art. 65. 



158. We have now to take up our account of the gneiss at the 

 village of Dampa, Art. 105 where it is described as of a remarkably 

 regular type, and disclosing itself in extensive masses distinctly strati- 

 fied. From Dampa to Munsaree, this rock continues, and near the 

 latter place and above it, are enormous blocks of this rock scattered 

 about in the wildest confusion. Thence ascending to the Betoolee 

 Dhoorah Pass, the same rock is occasionally found, and occasionally 

 beds of hornblende schist. At Munsaree there occurs a bed of a very 

 beautiful rock, being a mixture of white granular limestone and talc, 

 (prismatic talc mica,) the latter is occasionally diffuse. Amongst this 

 the carbonate of lime occasionally occupies distinct layers, passing 

 into the argillaceous schist. This rock furnishes excellent roof slate, 

 being very fissile. In the bed of the Gurjeea river below Munsaree, the 

 rock is an earthy brown, tender, micaceous schist in descending the bed 

 of the Gurjeea, as succeeding to the gneiss. 



159. Descending from this Pass, quartz rock occurs in extensive 

 masses distinctly stratified, dipping N. 15° E. Other fissures at right 

 angles, at distances of five feet, are extremely distinct, the whole mass 

 being thus divided into rhombohedral or cuboidal masses. This quartz 

 rock is seen sometimes plain, sometimes green from the addition of 

 chlorite, and sometimes blue, probably from an admixture of argillace- 

 ous schist. On the Kalee Moonnee Pass and the descent to Girgaon, 

 the rocks are rather of an anomalous nature, and comprise beds of very 

 various and varying composition. Talc slate, yellow, white and blue 



