INTRODUCTION. 



Classified List o\ Formations in Peninsular India — contd. 

 (H. B. Medlicott and W. T. JBlanfokd, 1879) — contd. 



Approximate 

 maximum 

 thickness. 



Crenozoic 



Mesozoic 



Palaeozoic 



Azoic. 



Tertiary 



f Deccan Trap 

 Series. 



Marine Cre- 

 t a c e o ns 

 Rocks. 



Marine Jurassic 

 Rocks. 



G o n d wana 



System. 



' V i n dh yan 

 Series. 



Transition or 

 Sub-Meta- 

 ^ morphic 

 Rocks. 



Metamorpkic or 

 Gneissic. 



Aliliolite of Kattywar. Pliocene, 

 inioeene, and eocene (nunmruli- 

 tic) beds of Cutch and Guzerat. 

 Sandstones, clays, and lignites of 

 the west coast, Travancore and 

 Rataagiri. Cuddalore sand- 

 stones. 

 High-level laterite. 

 Upper traps and intertrappeans of 

 Bombay. Middle traps. Lower 

 traps and intertrappeans of 

 Central India, Rajamahendri, 

 etc. Lameta or infratrappean 

 group. Infratrappeans of Raja- 

 mahendri. 

 Arialur, Trichinopoly, and Utatur 



groups. 

 Bagh beds. 

 Neocomian of Cutch. 

 Umia, Katrol, Chari, and Pachham 



groups of Cutch. 

 Jesalmir limestones. Tripetty and 

 Ragavapurarn beds of east coast. 

 Cutch and Jabalpur. 

 Rajmahal and Mahadeva. 

 Panchet. 



Damuda : — Raniganj or 

 Kamthi, ironstone shales, 

 and Barakar. 

 Karharbari and Talchir. 

 Bhanrer (Bundair). 

 Rewah. 



Kainiur (Kymore). 

 Karnul. Bhima. Son. 

 Semri. 



' Upper. \ Cwalior, Kadapah, and 

 Kaladgi series. 

 Bijawars. Champanir 

 beds. Arvali. Malani 

 beds. Transition rocks 

 of Behar and Shillong 

 (the last extra-penin- 

 sular). 



Gneiss granitoid and schistose 

 rocks, etc. 



. Lowe 



2,700 



6,000 



3,000 



6,000 

 11,000 



13,000 



12,000 



2,000 ? 

 20,000 



