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from the Infra-Trias limestone by a fault. At other localities along 

 this edge of the Infra-Trias band, as for instance on the " n " ot 

 Kootnalee and thence to the north-eastern end of the outcrop, the 

 line of division is clearly a fault, and there is no development of the 

 conglomerate at all, as for instance near Nukkeh. 



Again, along the southern edge of this band along the space inter- 

 vening between it and the next parallel band of Infra-Trias limestone 

 there occur similar conglomerates, which, from their comparatively 

 unmetamorphosed condition and from the associated purple slightly 

 sheeny-surfaced slates and coarse-grained quartzites, seem still 

 more likely to represent the true base of the Infra-Trias. These 

 purple slates and conglomerates outcrop along a depression between 

 the two Infra-Trias ridges, whilst the latter form steep craggy 

 heights cut through in places by streams so as to form picturesque 

 gorges, such as that above Teer village. The limestone itself is of 

 the usual grey, sometimes cream, and flesh colour, and contains 

 bands of chert. 



South of the southern band of limestone I do not know of any 

 occurrence of sandstone, purple slate, or conglomerate, which might 

 represent the lower part of the Infra-Trias. On the contrary, the 

 limestone along that line appears to overlie a set of white and pur- 

 ple and green banded schistose quartzites. 



I give below a section, fig. 41, through the hill-mass from | mile 

 east of Kukotree to Kurm, and also another section, fig. 42, from 

 near Kukotree to Teer. The only thing certain about these two 



Nukkeh Zirat near Kurm. 



N. W. 



S.E. 



* = Tanols. 



d = Infra-Trias limestone 



c = Coarse sandstone. 



Fig. 41. 



6 = Purple shale. 



a' = Conglomerate* (schistose). 



a = Infra-Trias basal conglomerate, 



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