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18. Charnamrita, earth of river Jumna made into 

 boluses with water of the Ganges (from 

 Baroda). 



19. Multani mati from Baroda 



20. Burnt earth from Nala bazar, Bombay city, 



through Honorary Secretary, Anthropologi- 

 cal Society. 



21. Burnt earth from Bhendi-bazar, Bombay city. 



22. Edible earth from Hassan, Mysore, through 



Mr. J. Cameron, Bangalore. 



23. Red edible earth from Mysore ... 



24. Ball of white clay from Ootacamund 



25. White sticks of edible clay from Madras, 



through the Chemical Examiner, Madras. 



26. Grey sticks of edible clay from Madras 



27. Edible clay from Asamboo, Travancore 



28. White edible earth from Poonmudi, Travancore, 



through Mr. J. S. Valentine. 



29. White edible earth from Poonmudi, Travancore 



30. White edible earth from Poonmudi, Travancore 



31. Edible earth from Hindubagh, Baluchistan .. 



32. Edible earth sold in Quetta bazar 



Analysis indicates a slightly calcareous mixture of sand 

 and clay. 



A buff -coloured slatey shale with thin veins of mangan- 

 ese oxide. 



A cream-coloured clay in pieces which are coated black 

 outside. It crumbles to pieces almost at once when 

 put in water. Analysis is very close to that for cimo- 

 lite, which this clay probably is. 



Very similar to 20. 



A red lateritic clay with black stains of manganese 

 oxide. 



Red-brown ochreous clay. 



White clay in balls. 



Soft-white sticks which the analysis indicates to be 

 hydrated silica. It might possibly be used for the 

 same purposes as tripolitf*. 



Sticks of dark liver-brown clay which must be a mixture 

 of clay and sand and contains abundance of alkalis. 



Friable creamy-white rock. Evidently hydrated silica. 



Pinkish-buff lateritic clay containing a few little specks 

 of halloysite, which the whole rock approaches in 

 composition. 



A few fragments of variegated laterite, which is 

 largely halloysite. 



Pale micaceous lateritic, clay probably approaching 

 halloysite in composition. Analysis indicates mixture 

 of hydrated silica and clay. 



An unctuous darkish grey calcareous clay. 



Cream-coloured shale with shell impressions and some 

 thin black veinlets of manganese oxide. Analysis 

 shows it to be a mixture of sand and clay, the for- 

 mer predominating. 



The following samples were also received but were not chemically examined : — 



33. Clay from tea estate of Mr. G. Romillv, 



Meppadi, Wynaad, through Mr. E. Thurs- 

 ton, Madras. 



34. Sample from Shahrig, Baluchistan 



35. Sample from Kohlu, Baluchistan 



36. Sample from Killa Saifulla, Baluchistan 

 37 Sample from Baikhan, Baluchistan 



38. Sample from Sinjawi, Baluchistan 



39. Sample from Fort Sandeman, Baluchistan ... 



40. "Palia" stone from Rajputana, eaten in times 



of famine. 



41. Edible clay from Arrah, Bengal, through Dr. 

 R. K. Gupta. 



Ferruginous variety of halloysite. 



Pale greyish-buff marl. 



Pale-grey unctuous shaley clay. 



Pale-creamy sandy micaceous clay. 



Pale-grey unctuous shaley clay. 



Pale- grey unctuous shaley clay. 



Greyish calcareous clay. 



Talc-schist ? Magnesia is present in abundance. Both 

 samples emit a very peculiar odour when broken- 

 Without analysis it cannot be certainly settled 

 whether this is talc or chlorite-schist. 



Dark-buff clay with minute scales of white mica. 



