44 
Carbon 
Hydrogen - 
Oxygen and nitrogen 
Sulphur - 
Ash 
Coal dried at 212°. 
68-91 
4-80 
12-11 
•88 
13-30 
100-00 
188. Coal from the Chowkeedargah Colliery, Rani- 
gunj Coalfields. The section of this seam 
185. Coal from Neejiah Pit, Ranigunj Coalfield. 
Spec. grav. - - 1"394 
Löss on heating at 212° - 5’00 
Löss at red heat (including 
moisture) 
Carbon 
Hydrogen - 
Oxygen and nitrogen 
Sulphur 
Ash 
Coal dried at 212°. 
- 34-20 
63-77 
4-62 
12-61 
•50 
18-50 
100-00 
186. Coal from Pooranadeep Pit, Ranigunj Coal 
field. 
Spec. grav. 
Löss on heating at 212° - 
Löss at red heat (including 
1-501 
6-50 
Roof Sandstone and shale. 
Slaty coal, left in working 
as roof - 
Shale parting 
Coal - 
Pyritous parting - 
Coal - 
Inferior eoal 
Ft. In. 
0 
9 
6 
1 
6 
0 
15 10 
White Sandstone (floor). 
189. Coal from the new Dtmssul Seam, Ranigunj 
Coalfield. The section is- 
Sandstone (roof). 
Slaty coal - 
Shale parting 
Good coal - 
Shale parting 
Coal 
Shaly coal 
Ft. In. 
6 
3 
10 
2 
9 
0 
11 6 
moisture) 
Carbon 
Hydrogen - 
Oxygen and nitrogen 
Sulphur 
Ash 
Coal dried at 212°. 
30-80 
57-09 
4-47 
12-51 
1-63 
25-30 
100-00 
These tln-ee coals are from the works of the Ranigunj 
Coal Association, by whom they have been con- 
tributed to the Geological Survey. 
187. Coal from the Dhussul Seam, Ranigunj Coal 
field. The section is— 
Ft. In. 
Roof of coal, Sandstone. 
Coal 
Parting and Coal - 
Parting 
Coal 
Parting 
Coal 
Parting 
Coal 
Parting 
Coal 
Parting 
Inferior coal 
Parting and coal - 
Sandstone (floor). 
1 1 
0 1 
8 0 
5 0 
32 4 
These three coals, Nos. 187, 188, 189, have been 
eontributed by the ‘‘ Equitable Coal Company, 
through their manager, T. Sopwith Hindhaugh, Esq. 
, „ f Representatives of 
190. Coal from Searsole Colliery I £ aboo Goljin a 
191. Coal from Jumaree Colliery ^ p un dit. 
192. Coal, with curved joints, called Ball-coal. __ See 
Journ. Asiat. Soc. Bengal, xvii. 59, 703; 
xviii. 412; xix. 75; from Seetarampoor, 
Ranigunj Coalfield. 
193. Coal from Seetarampoor Seam, Ranigunj Coal 
field. 
194. Coal from Ramjeebunpur Colliery, Ranigunj 
Coalfield. 
195. Artificial fuel, from Seetarampoor coal. 
195a. Artificial fuel, from Bengal Coal Company’s 
coal, Ranigunj. There is a large amount of 
waste and dust or small coal, produced in 
working the laminated and friable coal of 
the Ranigunj field. It is of high importance 
to utilize this. The specimens now exhibited 
have been prepared by Mr. Grant, the 
manager of Messrs. Apcar & Co’s. Collieries, 
and are good useful fuel in a compact and 
portable form. 
196. Coal from Kurhurbari Colliery, Hazaribagh 
district. Depth of shaft, 73 feet; thickness of 
seam, 10 feet. From Bengal Coal Company. 
G. S. I. 
197. Coal from Ramghur, Hazaribagh, G. S. I. 
From Col. Boddam, Deputy Commissioner, 
Hazaribagh. 
198. Coal from Palamow, G. S. I. From Deputy 
Commissioner, Lohardugga. 
199. Coal. Top of No. 2 seam at the Gurrawarra or 
Mohpani Collieries. Thickness of seam, 
22 feet, G. S. I. From Nerbudda Coal and 
Iron Company, through C. Maynard, Man 
ager. Records, Geol. Surv. India, vol. iii. p. 1.