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| Keywords: The Quarterly journal of the Geological Society of London (12711970924).jpg 358 PROCEEDINGS OF THE GEOLOGICAL SOCIETY <br> trappean hill we may come upon the freshwater deposit at three di- <br> stinct elevations There is first the stratum which underhes the nodular <br> trap generally throughout the plain and which may be seen some- <br> times laid bare at the commencement of the ascent ; ” then after <br> passing over hard and soft amygdaloid we come to another bed <br> overlaid by nodular trap ; on gaining the top of this we reach a <br> terrace which conducts us to another ascent where we find ere <br> mounting to the summit a repetition of amygdaloid sedimentary <br> rock and globular basalt An example of this occurs at the <br> hill of Gidsid 40 miles S from Nagpur the top of which has been <br> Fig 3 ” Section of Gidad Hill <br> East West <br> a Freshwater deposit as seen in the plain of a white colour <br> b Freshwater deposit of red colour under the terrace <br> c Freshwater deposit higher up brownish green in colour <br> appropriated by the disciples of a Musalman saint named Shek <br> Farid to a mendicant establishment which is supported by the <br> donations of Hindus and Muhammadans alike from all parts of the <br> Nagpur territory See the accompanying section of the hill from east <br> to west fig 3 where a is the deposit in the plain white ; b the same <br> stratum of a red colour under the terrace ; and c a repetition of it <br> higher up brownish green Whether there was a fourth stratum <br> above c the quantity of brushwood and want of time prevented me <br> from observing That all these strata are one and the same though <br> they differ in hue I have no doubt When we become acquainted <br> with the changeableness of this deposit within a space of a few yards <br> its different phases on the eastern declivity of Gidad Hill occasion no <br> difficulty Near Katol 40 miles N W from Nagpur a similar <br> appearance is presented There a thick stratum of red clay lies at <br> the foot of the hill and we see its tendency to slope upwards and <br> lean against the ascent ; but we leave it behind and come upon the <br> amygdaloid which emerges from under it The amygdaloid is over- <br> laid by a bed of red clay which is surmounted by nodular trap con- <br> stituting a terrace Above this before we reach the summit we <br> meet with a succession of amygdaloid red clay and nodular trap <br> again In ascending the ghat to GawilgaJ Fort which however is <br> beyond the limits of our map the same thing may be observed <br> The slope is so steep that the road is carried in a winding direction <br> up its face and although there are no terraces yet if I remember 35614946 110213 51125 Page 358 Text v 11 http //www biodiversitylibrary org/page/35614946 1855 Geological Society of London Biodiversity Heritage Library The Quarterly journal of the Geological Society of London v 11 1855 Geology Periodicals Smithsonian Libraries bhl page 35614946 dc identifier http //biodiversitylibrary org/page/35614946 smithsonian libraries Information field Flickr posted date ISOdate 2014-02-23 Check categories 2015 August 26 CC-BY-2 0 BioDivLibrary https //flickr com/photos/61021753 N02/12711970924 2015-08-26 20 58 56 cc-by-2 0 PD-old-70-1923 The Quarterly journal of the Geological Society of London 1855 Photos uploaded from Flickr by Fæ using a script | ||||
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