ARCH/EAN AND PLUTONIC ROCKS. 6l 



ward, but is eventually lost under the black soil in each case. Its 



relation to the Bellary-Kapgal band is nowhere revealed : they have 



not been seen in contact. 



. At Dammur, 10J miles north of Bellary, is a patch of vividly 



^ , . red granite of Uncertain extent, it being quite 



Red granite at & > . . 



Dammur and Bailur surrounded by black soil. The rock is a massive 



one of great beauty. It is covered up on the 

 east by the edge of the Penne*r Haggari Dharwar band. To the west 

 it is speedily lost sight of under the black soil. To the north similar 

 red granite is seen along the base of the Sindigiri Haematite hills 

 near the village of Kanchigiri, also intermediately to the south of 

 Bailur (Byloor), where it forms a moderate sized hill. The ferro- 

 magnesian constituent of the granite is a decayed greenish mineral; 

 but whether of micaceous or hornblendic origin could not be ascer- 

 tained from mere eye examination. 



Five miles due north of the Kurgod hill group lies the Sirigiri 



clump of granite hills, which offer no feature 



Sirigiri hills. . 



worthy of special notice; but the plain to the 

 south-west and south of them is remarkable for its rocky ruggedness 

 on a small scale. 



Shid Rampur hill, a little east of Sirigiri, shows a very fine scarp 

 and bluff at its northern end. 



To. the north-east by north of Sirigiri, at a distance of 5 miles, 



lies the Tekkulkote group of granite hills, 

 Tekkulkote hills. _ , . , , . , . 



the southern point 01 which rises to a consi- 

 derable height above the plain, and must be very close upon, if not 

 over, 2,000 feet above sea level. The hills consist of grey non-por- 

 phyritic granite weathering variously greyish brown, pinkish, or brown. 

 Several of the hills are omitted from sheet 58. 



The hills form a fine group : they are bold and well-shaped, and 

 show many fine blocks and tors. Of the latter, one on the south- 

 western spur of Tekkulkote gudda, as seen from the north by morn- 

 ing light, has the exact shape of a huge bear sitting upon his 

 haunches. 



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