30 JONES : SOUTHERN COAL-FIELDS OF SATPURA GONDWANA BASIN. 



Parasia, some coal is exposed just above the junction with the larger 

 stream. This is Mr. Blanford's No. VIII Bhandaria seam ; it is one of 

 the seams reported on by Major Ashburner in 1865 and visited by 

 Mr. Sopwith in 1867. 



I could not fit in the section with the one given by Mr. Blanford 

 exactly, as owing to the flatness of the stream bed, some portion of 

 the section which he saw was concealed at the time of my visit, and 

 vice versa. 



I give the two sections side by side as the two together give a 

 better idea of the whole than either alone. 



Section as seen by Mr. Blanford, 



(pp. 130-131)- 

 I. Coarse shaly sandstone many feet 



1866 1885. 



Sandstone, dip west 20 north at io c 

 over .... 



Ft. In. 











Ft. In. 











2. 



Shale, top not seen . 



. 





2 O 



Shale, containing some coaly 

















matter, bottom not seen . 



. 



1 



6 













Break in the section with shaly 













Ft. 



In. 



sandstone at bottom . 





3 







3- 



Coal 





I 



O 











4- 



Sandstone of various colours 

















yellow, red, and black 





I 



8 



Hard shaly sandstone . 



, 



1 



8 



5- 



Coal very good (the base 



is 







Coal 



2ft.& 



2 



6 





concealed by gravel, and 







The upper 1 foot of this coal only 









the thickness may be 



a 







is to be seen, the rest bein 



g un- 









few inches more, but or 



iy 







der water. 











a few inches) . 





2 



6 



Section concealed a great deal but 







6. 



Sandstone 





3 



6 



appears to be— 









7- 



Carbonaceous shale . 





O 



8 



Shale .... 









5 



8. 



Sandstone 





O 



9 



Shaly sandstone . 



. 







7 



9- 



Carbonaceous shale . 









7 



Very carbonaceous shale 

 Coal .... 

 Shale . . . • . 

 Coal .... 

 Sandstone . 

 Black shale . 

 Inferior shaly coal 



• 





 





 

 

 





 S 

 2 

 2 

 7 

 4 

 8 



10. 



Coal very good 



. 



3 



3 



Good coal . 





3 



9 



11. 



Shale 









6 



Shale .... 





2 







12. 



Sandstone 









3 











13 



Coal 



. 







6 15 2 











14 



Shale 



• 





. 2 











17 4 



Sandstone base not seen 



26 o 



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