CONTENTS. vii 



PLATES. 



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I. Sections" illustrative of the physical features 4 



II. Foliation of the gneiss n 



III. Sections near Pandikad, Tanur, and Kuttipali 19 



IV. Laterite terraces near Kottakal 23 



V. Sections showing the three groups of Laterite 25 



VI. The Ponnani Laterite 27 



VII. Sections at Ferokh 30 



VIII. General Sections 46 



MAP. 



