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hibits the usual disturbed appearance, and contains large masses of 

 salt and gypsum. 



2. Lower red Sandstone, Grits and conglomerate bands. 



3. Greenish micaceous Sandstones and Shales, with in distinct 

 carbonaceous markings. 



4. Grey Dolomitic (Magnesian) Sandstone, weathering of a dark 

 brown colour. 



5. Upper red Sandstone, Grits, purple and red Shales and Clays. 



6. Primary carboniferous limestone, containing Encrinites, Pro- 

 ducti, Spiriferse and TeribratulaB. 



7. Eocene brown calcareous Sandstone resting on a thin bed of 

 ferruginous claystone. 



8. Alum Shales with lignite seam, much decomposed in its out- 

 crop. 



9. Nummulite Limestone with Mint. 



10. Tertiary miocene Sandstones, Grits, Conglomerates, &c. con- 

 taining fossil bones and masses of silicified wood. 



The above strata dip from either side of an anticlinal axis at an 

 angle of 35°. 



Table No. YIII. 



Section across the Salt Eange from the Zamanee "Wan Ravine E. 

 of Chederu to the neighbourhood of Dok. The distance is almost 

 7 miles and the general dip of the strata is to the N. E. at an angle 

 varying from 45° to 55°. 



In this Section the heights and distances are considerably falsified. 



1. Salt Marl with Gypsum. 



2. Lower red Sandstone, Grits and Conglomerates. 



3. Greenish micaceous Sandstones and Shales with thin bands of 

 hard Dolomitic Sandstone of a steel grey colour. 



4. Dark red variegated schistose Sandstone, Grits and beds of 

 Conglomerate, succeeded by Shales of a chocolate and purple colour, 

 containing copper ore nodules. 



5. Lower primary carboniferous Limestone and calcareous Sand- 

 stone, abounding in Encrinites, Producti, Spiriferae, Orthoceratites, 

 and Ceratites, &c. 



6. Middle grey Sandstones and Shales. 



