PART 1.] 
Hughes : Geology of the upper Goddcari basin. 
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group. They may be higher in the series than the M6hSr-Balanpur beds, their 
plant forms suggesting this surmise. I cannot adduce any stratigraphical evidence 
that bears upon the relationship of the Naogaon and M6har-Balanpur or Chira- 
ki'mt beds, for sections are of the most broken and uninstrnctive character 
throughout the whole of the valley of the Jangaon river. The rocks that appear 
are sufficient indexes of the group, but they are inadequately exposed for nice 
determinations of stratigraphical questions. A look at the map will toll rapidly 
and clearly the extent of area that I include under the head of Kota-Maleris. 
The names of localities invested with most interest are printed in block type, 
and it is easy to note their relative geographical positions. The conclusions 
regarding the Kota-Maleri group and their distribution are— 
1. —That they overlap the Kamthis, but are not directly unconformable to 
them. 
2. —That the red clays and sandstones of Maleri, and the red clays and sand¬ 
stones above the limestones of Kota, are conformable members of the 
same group, undistingaiishable lithologically, and presumably con¬ 
taining like reptilian remains. 
8.—That the Kota fish beds, and the Maleri fish and reptilian beds, belong to 
the same group. 
4. —That the plants of Rdjmahdl tjqje in the Anaram sandstones (Falissya 
cntiferta and Cheirolepis Nxinsterh) and the plants from the Chirakunt 
shales, are from the same rock group. 
5. —That the affinities of the plants are with the upper Gondwana, rather 
than with the lower Gondwana flora. 
F .—CMhicUa Group. 
On the left side of the Prdnhita, there is a range of hills near Chikiala, which 
attracted the attention of Mr. King and myself when encamped at Enchapali, a.s 
it was apparent that they were made u]i of thick sandstones, diffen’ng from those 
constituting the Kota-Maleri group. On examination, we found the scarp that we 
ascended made up of bea^y conglomerates with a large percentage of ferrng^’nons 
matter, ferruginous glassy-looking sandstones, and soft sandstones with thin 
iron bands. The general colour is brown, as might have been anticipated from the 
fact of so much iron entering into the composition of the rocks. Tlie con¬ 
glomerates contain many fair-sized pebbles 3" or 4" to 6" long. Some of the 
sandstones present a mammillated weathered surface, a feature that reminded 
Mr. King forcibly—when taken in connection with their lithological character— 
of the rocks which in the lower course of the Godavari he has classed as upper 
jurassic (Tripetty group). 
The Chikiiila rocks extend across the Pranhita in a north-west direction, and 
I traced them as far as the river that flows near Bibra. Throughout there is a 
strong development of ferruginous matter, either in the form of bands of varying 
thickness or in concretionary masses, or as scattered colouring substance. Frag¬ 
ments of foreign rock in the sandstones are also common. The iron ore worked 
by the smelters of the country is derived almost entirely from the Chiki41a 
group. 
