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analysis and the result is given on page 815, fiom which it will be seen 
that the ore is a manganiferous iron-ore of good quahty, except for 
the phosphorus. It would, however, make a valuable basic ore. 
On the S. E. side of the Kasai Hill there is a low range of hillocks 
of magnetite-quartzites with a little hematite. These are brecciated at 
the surface, ow^ing to the rock being partially replaced by limonite and 
psilomelane ; but no ore of economic value is exposed. On the 
top of the most western hillock there is a good example of pyro- 
lusite-cemented quartzite breccia, this rock being a result of the partial 
replacement of a quartzite that may belong to the Gosalpur division. 
6. Darshani. 
See Bose, page 77, 
Darshani Hill is situated about § mile north of the village of the 
same name, and is the one marked on the map as 'HIS. It is 
perhaps 120 feet high referred to the surrounding plains. At first 
sight it seems to be composed entirely of the limonite seen on Kasai 
Hill, But it is probable that here also the ore occurs as a capping, 
perhaps extending part of the way down the slopes. The ore consists 
mainly of limonite, but contains a number of veins and patches of 
psilomelane, and in places the rock is entirely psilomelane. The ore 
often shows angular quartzose remains. Round the base of the hill 
there is a considerable amount of talus-ore, consisting of limonite 
and psilomelane, the latter often bemg rather pyrolusitic. It is prob- 
able that a considerable amount of limonite and manganiferous ore 
could be won from this hill, as at Kasai Hill, if it were worked for 
both sorts of ore. 
I understand that some work was done on this hill during 1907 by 
a syndicate styled the Multiore Syndicate. But I have not heard the 
result of the work, 
7. Ponpa (Poncla) Hill. 
See Bose, pages 76, 77, 225, 226. 
This is the Ponri Hill of Bose ( 1396 on map), and is apparently of 
no value as a source of either manganese- or iron-ore, except perhaps for 
some talus-ore. An interesting specimen obtained here was a piece of 
psilomelane retaining the original laminated structure of the shale 
or slate from which it had resulted by replacement, and a. so containing 
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