The Quarterly journal of the Geological Society of London . his part of the Himalayan chainunderlie the Carboniferous beds, may be referred to a Lower Palae-ozoic series. The Carboniferous formation may be traced all along the range ofmountains on the north side of the Kashmere valley, where, in con-junction with Dr. Yercher, I met with its characteristic fossils ingreat abundance. Fig. 3 is a section along a spur from Wasterwan, between Barusand Resbpur, in a direction from S. to N. At the base are themetamorphosed hornblende-slates of Wasterwan Peak. Next comesthe quartz-rock, followed by be
The Quarterly journal of the Geological Society of London . his part of the Himalayan chainunderlie the Carboniferous beds, may be referred to a Lower Palae-ozoic series. The Carboniferous formation may be traced all along the range ofmountains on the north side of the Kashmere valley, where, in con-junction with Dr. Yercher, I met with its characteristic fossils ingreat abundance. Fig. 3 is a section along a spur from Wasterwan, between Barusand Resbpur, in a direction from S. to N. At the base are themetamorphosed hornblende-slates of Wasterwan Peak. Next comesthe quartz-rock, followed by beds of limestone (fig. 3, p. 31). Beyond Zewan, to the east, near Khoonmoo, is an outlying orprojecting spur of limestone(fig. 4) ; the strike is , and thedip. 30° * For the abstracts of these communications already published, and for theother communications read at these evening-meetings, see Quart. Journ. Geol;Soc. vol. XX. p. 383, and vol. xxi. p. 492. 30 PEOCEEDINGS OF THE GEOLOGICAL SOCIETY. Fig. 1.—Sketch-map of the District of Vihi,. ?>? ® I ^ . Wastefwan The dotted line at the base of the hills indicates the boundary of the lacustrine formation. GODWIN-AFSTEK KASHMERE CARBONIFEROUS ROCKS. 31
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