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READER: REPORT ON THE RAM PUR COAL-FIELD. 



Thickness in feet. 



Carbonaceous shale 6 



Coal ..... ....... 4 



Carbonaceous shale . . . . . . . . .12 



Coal and shaly sandstone ........ 1 



Carbonaceous shale ......... 1 



Hard grey shaly sandstone ........ 1 



Coal ............ 15 



Grey shaly sandstone ......... S 



Carbonaceous fine shaly sandstone ....... 3 



„ shale ......... 10 



Grey shaly sandstone ......... 20 



Yellow and mottled clays ........ 3 



Carbonaceous shaly sandstone ....... 4 



White shaly sandstone 3 



Grey shaly sandstone ....•••■• 2 



White sandstone .....••••• l 5 

 Carbonaceous shaly sandstone ......•> 



,, shale and coal ........ 2 



Coal ......... - l ... '5 



Carbonaceous shale and coal .......•■ 



Grey shaly sandstone ......... 5 



Total . 221 feet. 



Water tapped at 14 ft. which flowed over surface to the end. 



No. 6 Borehole. 



Surface soil 



Soft brown sandstone 



Soft yellow sandstone 



Soft brown sandstone with clay 



Brown sandy clay . 



Grey shaly sandstone 



Brown „ „ . 



Carbonaceous shaly sandstone 



Grey shaly sandstone 



Carbonaceous shale . 



„ and coal 



Coal .... 

 Carbonaceous grey shaly sandstones and coal 

 Grey and carbonaceous shaly sandstone 

 Carbonaceous shaly sandstone 

 Coal and carbonaceous shale 

 Carbonaceous fine shaly sandstone 

 Grey shaly sandstone 

 Grey and yellow sandstone 

 Grey shaly sandstone and coal . 

 Grey shaly sandstone 



9 

 3 

 3 

 3 

 3 

 6 



4 

 6 



9 

 9 

 7 

 I 



4 

 3 

 6 

 5 

 1 

 I 

 2 



a 



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