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Page 194
... hornstone that it has a conchoidal fracture . It is very hard and [ is ] used for making pestles and mortars . It is called merely Kalaputur or black stone . There is however a very fine quarry of [ hornblende ] consisting of large ...
... hornstone that it has a conchoidal fracture . It is very hard and [ is ] used for making pestles and mortars . It is called merely Kalaputur or black stone . There is however a very fine quarry of [ hornblende ] consisting of large ...
Page 203
... hornstone like the neighbouring rock of Ramsila . The lower peaks are the most rugged , and are of the more clearly defined granite , while Prethsil is not so much broken and its stone is smaller - grained and more flinty in its ...
... hornstone like the neighbouring rock of Ramsila . The lower peaks are the most rugged , and are of the more clearly defined granite , while Prethsil is not so much broken and its stone is smaller - grained and more flinty in its ...
Page 220
... hornstone , and this in some parts seems as if impregnated with hornblende , ' becoming black and tough , and in others contains black dots . In others again , both the imperfect granite and hornstone have degenerated into a white ...
... hornstone , and this in some parts seems as if impregnated with hornblende , ' becoming black and tough , and in others contains black dots . In others again , both the imperfect granite and hornstone have degenerated into a white ...
Page 247
... hornstone , red towards the bottom of the hill , ' and white towards the summit . " 21st December . - I went about a mile and a half northerly to see Nukaur ' tank and the Jain temple which it contains . The tank extends east and west ...
... hornstone , red towards the bottom of the hill , ' and white towards the summit . " 21st December . - I went about a mile and a half northerly to see Nukaur ' tank and the Jain temple which it contains . The tank extends east and west ...
Page 251
... hornstone , ' in most places stained reddish or intermixed with black matter somewhat of the appearance of ( 1 ) Sheikpour , R. and B.A .; Sheikhpura . ( 2 ) Nata N. ( 3 ) Chewara . ( 4 ) Kaurihari N. ( 5 ) Chakandara . ( 6 ) Appendix ...
... hornstone , ' in most places stained reddish or intermixed with black matter somewhat of the appearance of ( 1 ) Sheikpour , R. and B.A .; Sheikhpura . ( 2 ) Nata N. ( 3 ) Chewara . ( 4 ) Kaurihari N. ( 5 ) Chakandara . ( 6 ) Appendix ...
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