Memoirs of the Geological Survey of India. . 3 0 8. Coal 4 0 9. Shale 8 0 10. Sandstone fi2 0 11. Shale . . 8 0 12. Sandstone 11 0 Total 122 0 The angle of dip varies from 8° to 10°. Direction north-north-west. High percentage of A sample of weathered coal gave most excellentfixed carbon. results, and I would draw special attention to the high amount of fixed :— Moisture . 5*04 Volatile matter, exclusive of moisture ..... 12-56 Fixed carbon ......... 6548 Ash 16-92 10000 Although the outcrop of this seam can only be traced for a shortdistance at the surface, there is no misgivi
Memoirs of the Geological Survey of India. . 3 0 8. Coal 4 0 9. Shale 8 0 10. Sandstone fi2 0 11. Shale . . 8 0 12. Sandstone 11 0 Total 122 0 The angle of dip varies from 8° to 10°. Direction north-north-west. High percentage of A sample of weathered coal gave most excellentfixed carbon. results, and I would draw special attention to the high amount of fixed :— Moisture . 5*04 Volatile matter, exclusive of moisture ..... 12-56 Fixed carbon ......... 6548 Ash 16-92 10000 Although the outcrop of this seam can only be traced for a shortdistance at the surface, there is no misgiving in my own mind of itsgeneral extension to the northward and in the direction of Dudraunri andKhaira. I anticipate also that it might be proved south of Tali, ifborings were undertaken there. I would recommend this being done,should the desire to test the ground in the vicinity of Dirouri and thenceCoal probably occurs westward ever take a practical form. With coalnear Tali. demonstrated as occurring in its usual strength at ( 168 ). JOHILLA COAL-FIELD. 33 or near Tali, there would be considerable encouragement for the prosecu-tion of further enquiries; each point progressively fixed as coal-bearingbeing the presage of additional success. The only other band of coal is north-north-east of Khaira in theChapar Nala. It is very thin, and overlies shales. Khaira. Dip towards bed of carbonaceous shale occurs at Barbaspur, another atJagatpur, and one near the junction of the Bareri Barbaspur; Jagatpur. and Korar various out-crops of coal and carbonaceous shale that have been One coal-bearing hori- alluded to do not imVlY tbat tbeie are »V*»1 in-Z011, dependent seams or bands. The exposition of tbe Umaria measures is to my mind a fair gauge of the structure andcomposition of the Korar coal-field, and hence we may assume thatthere is one main coal-bearing horizon with a like minimum thickness ofworkable coal. SECTION IX.—THE JOHILLA COAL-FIELD. The Barakar
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