A JOURNEY FROM MADRAS THROUGH 
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CHAPTER 
III. 
June l g. 
Quarries. 
same name to different species, with so little accuracy, that any 
person, who depends on their accounts will find himself thrown into 
great confusion. 
l^th June. — I was obliged to remain at Magadi still another day, 
to complete my collection of forest trees, and to procure specimens 
of the stones from the best quarries. 
I he stones that are employed in building the temples at Magadi 
are, 
1st. The granitic porphyry, or the granite which contains large 
masses of red felspar in a small grained mixture of grey quartz and 
black mica, and which I described at Rdma-giri. Near Savana - 
durga there is an excellent quarry of this stone. 
2d. A granite consisting chiefly of black mica and red felspar. 
This may be procured of a very large size. 
3d. The common grey granite of the country. I met also with 
the two following stones : 
1st. A granite with large grains black and white. This may be 
procured of great size. 
2d. A most ornamental aggregated rock. The basis is green, of 
what nature I am uncertain ; perhaps it may be a hornstone. It 
contains veins of white quartz, and concretions of red felspar. The 
whole takes an elegant polish, and may, in Mr. Kirwan’s accepta- 
tion of the word, be considered as a porpl^ry. Near the surface 
the rock is full of rents ; but by digging deep, it is said, large 
masses may be procured. It seems to differ from the fine green 
stone which was found in the palace at Seringapatam , only by con- 
taining felspar. 
Forests. The trees that compose the forests among these hills are chiefly 
the following : 
Henna Gor’roi , Ixora arborea , Roxb. MSS. 
A small tree used for beams and posts in the houses of the poorer 
natives. People travelling at night use pieces of it for torches, as 
it burns readily and clearly. 
