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  FEDDEN 
  : 
  GEOLOGY 
  OF 
  KATHTAWAR, 
  PENINSULA 
  IN 
  GUZERAT. 
  

  

  Lead 
  and 
  copper. 
  — 
  Within 
  the 
  Gir 
  hills, 
  at 
  a 
  site 
  called 
  Banej-nes, 
  

   on 
  the 
  Machundri 
  stream, 
  that 
  flows 
  past 
  Una, 
  some 
  galena, 
  associated 
  

   with 
  copper 
  pyrites, 
  occurs 
  very 
  sparingly 
  in 
  a 
  quartz 
  vein 
  in 
  the 
  trap 
  

   rocks. 
  The 
  vein, 
  which 
  bears 
  about 
  north- 
  15°-east, 
  and 
  south-1 
  5°-west> 
  

   is 
  only 
  a 
  few 
  inches 
  (&" 
  to 
  6") 
  in 
  width 
  where 
  exposed, 
  and 
  it 
  could 
  

   not 
  be 
  traced 
  for 
  many 
  yards, 
  neither 
  do 
  the 
  ores 
  prevail 
  throughout 
  its 
  

   course. 
  I 
  do 
  not, 
  therefore, 
  consider 
  there 
  is 
  any 
  promise 
  of 
  a 
  workable 
  

   quantity 
  of 
  ore 
  being 
  found 
  in 
  the 
  place. 
  The 
  uncommon 
  occurrence 
  (in 
  

   India) 
  of 
  a 
  metalliferous 
  vein 
  in 
  the 
  trap 
  rocks 
  is 
  worthy 
  of 
  note. 
  

  

  Lime. 
  — 
  The 
  miliolite, 
  wherever 
  procurable, 
  is 
  largely 
  used 
  for 
  making 
  

   lime. 
  At 
  Dhrangadra 
  a 
  thin 
  portion 
  of 
  limy 
  earth 
  among 
  the 
  sand- 
  

   stones 
  quarried 
  for 
  building 
  is 
  carefully 
  collected 
  and 
  kilned, 
  as 
  it 
  is 
  the 
  

   only 
  source 
  in 
  that 
  part 
  of 
  the 
  district. 
  At 
  Muli 
  and 
  other 
  places 
  a 
  

   kankary 
  deposit 
  at 
  the 
  base 
  of 
  the 
  traps 
  is 
  used 
  for 
  local 
  purposes. 
  

  

  Gypsum. 
  — 
  This 
  mineral 
  occurs 
  in 
  some 
  of 
  the 
  tertiary 
  beds 
  in 
  the 
  

   Bhavnagar 
  State, 
  near 
  Nandana 
  in 
  the 
  western 
  part 
  of 
  Halar, 
  in 
  the 
  

   hills 
  about 
  Kuranga 
  south 
  of 
  Oka 
  Mandal, 
  and 
  one 
  or 
  two 
  other 
  places, 
  

   as 
  small 
  tabular 
  masses 
  and 
  crystals 
  of 
  selenite, 
  scattered 
  through 
  the 
  

   clays 
  ; 
  but 
  scarcely 
  in 
  sufficient 
  quantity 
  or 
  purity 
  to 
  be 
  of 
  much 
  com- 
  

   mercial 
  value. 
  At 
  Bhavnagar, 
  however, 
  it 
  is 
  kilned 
  and 
  used 
  by 
  the 
  

   State 
  Engineer 
  for 
  moulds 
  and 
  model 
  castings. 
  1 
  

  

  Moss-agate. 
  — 
  At 
  Khijaria, 
  a 
  village 
  2 
  J 
  miles 
  west 
  of 
  Tankara, 
  in 
  the 
  

   Morvi 
  State, 
  some 
  moss-agate, 
  occurring 
  as 
  a 
  large 
  irregular 
  vein 
  in 
  

   decomposed 
  amygdaloidal 
  trap, 
  has 
  been 
  worked 
  in 
  a 
  desultory 
  way, 
  by 
  

   the 
  villagers, 
  for 
  a 
  number 
  of 
  years. 
  The 
  agate 
  is 
  purchased 
  by 
  native 
  

   traders 
  from 
  Bombay. 
  A 
  royalty 
  of 
  two 
  rupees 
  per 
  maun 
  is 
  levied 
  by 
  

   the 
  State. 
  Amythistine 
  quartz 
  and 
  clear 
  rock-crystal 
  are 
  occasionally 
  

   met 
  with 
  in 
  the 
  workings. 
  

  

  Building 
  and 
  Ornamental 
  Stones. 
  

   Miliolite 
  j 
  which 
  is 
  a 
  finely 
  oolitic 
  and 
  highly 
  organic 
  porous 
  

   limestone, 
  is 
  extensively 
  used 
  as 
  a 
  building 
  stone 
  for 
  Hindu 
  temples, 
  

  

  1 
  The 
  tertiary 
  beds 
  of 
  Cutch 
  would 
  yield 
  a 
  much 
  greater 
  supply 
  of 
  gypsum 
  in 
  large 
  

   clear 
  crystal 
  and 
  tabular 
  masses, 
  more 
  especially 
  in 
  the 
  western 
  part 
  of 
  that 
  State, 
  south 
  

   of 
  Lakpat. 
  

  

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