CONTENTS. vii 



PLATES. 



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I. Sections'illustrative of the physical features ...... 4 



II. Foliation of the gneiss ......... II 



III. Sections near Pandikad, Tanur, and Kuttip&li ..... 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 



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