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Schlagintweit, 1855 . 23 



R. B. Foote.— Traverse across Adoni Taluq along the railways in 1869 . 23 

 Notes on the Geology and Mineralogy of the District in the District 



Manuals drawn up by John Kelsall, M.C.S. 23 



R. B. Foote.— References to Bellary country in Memoir on the Geological 

 features of the South Mahratta country and adjoining 

 districts, Memoirs, Geological Survey India, Vol. XII, 



Pt. 1, 1876 24 



„ Notes on the Geology of Parts of Bellary and Anantapur. 



Records, Geological Survey of India, Vol. XIX, 1886, giving 



a resume* of the Geological Survey work commenced in 1884 24 



,, References in " Notes on a traverse across the gold fields of 



Mysore/' Records, Geological Survey of India, Vol. XV, 



p. 191, 1882 24 



„ References in paper on the Dharwar system to the chief auri- 



ferous rock series in South India, Pt. I, Records, Geological 

 Survey of India, Vol. XXI, p. 2, 1888 ... 25 



Part II. Records, Geological Survey of India, Vol. XXII, 



Pt- i, 1889 25 



Philip Lake, B.A., Cantab. His work in Bellary District ... 24 

 M. Emm. de Margerie. Annuaire Geologique Universel (Jour. VI, p. 575) 

 review of work of Geological Survey of India in the 

 Deccan specifies lithological resemblances between Dhar- 

 war rocks and Huron group . . . r 25 



Chapter III.-THE GEOLOGICAL FORMATIONS OCCURRING IN 

 BELLARY DISTRICT. 

 Schedule of. formations met with . .26 



Chapter IV.— THE ARCH/EAN, OR METAMORPHIC (GNEISSIC) 

 AND PLUTONIC ROCKS. 



Division of the Archaean rocks 27 



Past and present views concerning the crystalline rocks . . , 27 

 Bellary crystallines unlike Eastern Gneisses but like Bandelkhan i 

 crystallines . • • • • ...... 28 



The Salem Gneiss • , 30 



Question of the origin of the Archaean rocks 31 



Crystalline area described in seven sub-divisions . . . .32 



1. The Harapanahalli-Uchingi Sub-Division .... 32 



Narasimhadevergudda ........ .33 — 35 



Uchingi Drug 33 



Inclined plane on eastern side of Uchingi Drug ... .34 



Potstone at Uchingi ......... 34 



Potstone at Arsapur hill, Nilgunda hill, Harapanahalli, Kanch Kerra 

 and Angar . ' . 34 



