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APPENDIX A. 



List of quarries and localities in Bellary District where granite of good 

 quality can be raised. 



I.— In Bellary Taluq* 



1. The Fort hill . . . Rock grey, moderate grain, west side of hill 



quite scaled by continued quarrying. 



2. West of the Jail . . Quarry, rock grey, moderate grain. 



3. West of the Civil Dispen- Quarry, rock grey, moderate grain. 



sary. 



4. Mainwaring's tank . . Excavated, rock purplish-grey \ moderate 



grain. 



5. North hill, Bellary . . Grey, pinkish, pale purplish, porphyritic. 



6. Kollagal and intermediate An extension of the north hill band of rock. 



hills. 



7. The Kurgod hills, 14 to 16 Rock silvery-grey, moderate grain, very 



miles north-west by west of durable and handsome. Quarries at 

 Bellary. Waddahatti and Baddanhatti. 



8. Dammur, and Bailur hill, Deep red granite (syenite ? ) ; a very hand- 



12 miles north of Bel- some stone in large quantity, 

 lary. 



9. Sirigiri hills, 20 miles north- Reddish granite. 



north-west of Bellary. 



10. Sangankal hills, 4 miles Pale grey, moderate grain, good. 



north-east of Bellary. 



11. Kapgal hills, 5 miles north- 



east by north of Bellary. 



12. Tekkalkota hills, south and Grey granite. 



west of, 30 to 32 miles 

 north of Bellary. 



13. Hallakota band of hills, 33 Grey granite. 



to 35 miles north of 

 Bellary. 



14. Virapur hill, 2 miles north- Pale red and pink and black banded syenite. 



east of Virapur railway Very handsome, 

 station, 15 miles east by 

 north of Bellary. 



II.— In Alur Taluq. 



15. Chippagiri hill, 4 miles Grey. Has been largely quarried. 



north-west by north of 

 Guntakal Junction. 



16. Ram Drug hills, 11 miles Grey. Very fine grained in the north-wes 



north-west of Guntakal spur. 

 Junction. 



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