Records of the Geological Survey of IndiaThe Survey, 1891 - Earthquakes Vols. 1- include Report of the Geological Survey, 1867- ; v. 32- include Review of the mineral production of India, 1898/1903- ; v. 75 consists of Professional papers, no. 1-16; v. 76 consists of Bulletins of economic minerals. |
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... limestones of the particular localities pointed out , while all his reasoning and expectation thereon appeared to me to be fairly justified . There is , in fact , little doubt but that a large store of oil lies within profitable reach ...
... limestones of the particular localities pointed out , while all his reasoning and expectation thereon appeared to me to be fairly justified . There is , in fact , little doubt but that a large store of oil lies within profitable reach ...
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... following groups ( descending order ) : — SIWALIKS . Tufa deposits . Recent and sub - aërial gravels . NUMMULITIC . ( Unconformity and overlap ) . Spintangi limestones 10 Records of the Geological Survey of India . [ VOL . XXIV .
... following groups ( descending order ) : — SIWALIKS . Tufa deposits . Recent and sub - aërial gravels . NUMMULITIC . ( Unconformity and overlap ) . Spintangi limestones 10 Records of the Geological Survey of India . [ VOL . XXIV .
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... limestone . ( Upper beds fossiliferous ; 500 to 1,800 feet thick . ) Chuppar shales . ( Fragmentary plant remains ; traces of contemporaneous volcanic activity . ) Unfossiliferous limestone . ( Oldest rocks seen in Harnai valley . ) In ...
... limestone . ( Upper beds fossiliferous ; 500 to 1,800 feet thick . ) Chuppar shales . ( Fragmentary plant remains ; traces of contemporaneous volcanic activity . ) Unfossiliferous limestone . ( Oldest rocks seen in Harnai valley . ) In ...
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... limestone . It is an equivalent of he Echinosphærites limestone of the Baltic provinces . It not only contains the same fossils , but also strongly re- sembles the latter lithologically . How can we account for such a strange phenomenon ...
... limestone . It is an equivalent of he Echinosphærites limestone of the Baltic provinces . It not only contains the same fossils , but also strongly re- sembles the latter lithologically . How can we account for such a strange phenomenon ...
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... Limestone . Our impressions as to the Conulariæ which we gathered during the short time at our disposal agreed pretty well with those of Mr. Oldham . We found , however , a fossiliferous zone of large bivalve casts between the base of ...
... Limestone . Our impressions as to the Conulariæ which we gathered during the short time at our disposal agreed pretty well with those of Mr. Oldham . We found , however , a fossiliferous zone of large bivalve casts between the base of ...
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