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A JOURNEY FROM MADRAS THROUGH
CHAPTER
II.
The natives here are either not well acquainted with the quarries
of their country, or else pretend great ignorance concerning them.
May 20, &c. Although the country abounds in a variety of ornamental stones
Quarries ^ 0Dserve ontytw0 about Seringapatam, that have received a marble
polish. The one is the black stone used in Hyder's monument,
the quarry for which I shall hereafter have an opportunity of ex-
amining. The other is a most beautiful green stone, of which some
bases for pillars were found in the palace; but no person can tell
from whence they were brought. It has the appearance of quartz
stained by copper; but is verifiable, per se, in a moderate heat, and
gives out no copper to the vitriolic acid.
The two finest stones near Seringapatam are found at Kingalu
Copalu, and Canary Cadu, both near the northern branch of the
river. The former is a compact granite, consisting of dark red
felspar, red and yellowish quartz, and black mica. Some of the yel-
low particles appear to be felspar. The prevailing colour is owing to
the dark red minute particles of felspar; but it also contains large
concretions of the same stone, which have a bright red colour.
I had a specimen resembling this brought me (I do not know from
what place), in which the red felspar predominated over the
quartz, and the mica was in a very small proportion. The grains
are small; it is also a very ornamental stone.
The stone from Canary Cadumay be called either a hornstone por-
phyry, or a granatine. Its basis is a dark brown hornstone, in
Avhich are imbedded grey, yellow, and red felspars, and black shorl.
Like the former, it is very compact.
The granite, of which the walls of Mysore and Nuzerbar have
been formed, is loose-grained, and consists of glassy quartz, green
and black mica, and reddish felspar. The mica is in large quantity,
and the felspar in a smaller proportion than usual.
Specimens of a fine-grained granite were also brought me from
some quarry in the neighbourhood, consisting of black mica, grey
felspar, and yellowish brown quartz, which gives the predominating
A JOURNEY FROM MADRAS THROUGH
CHAPTER
II.
The natives here are either not well acquainted with the quarries
of their country, or else pretend great ignorance concerning them.
May 20, &c. Although the country abounds in a variety of ornamental stones
Quarries ^ 0Dserve ontytw0 about Seringapatam, that have received a marble
polish. The one is the black stone used in Hyder's monument,
the quarry for which I shall hereafter have an opportunity of ex-
amining. The other is a most beautiful green stone, of which some
bases for pillars were found in the palace; but no person can tell
from whence they were brought. It has the appearance of quartz
stained by copper; but is verifiable, per se, in a moderate heat, and
gives out no copper to the vitriolic acid.
The two finest stones near Seringapatam are found at Kingalu
Copalu, and Canary Cadu, both near the northern branch of the
river. The former is a compact granite, consisting of dark red
felspar, red and yellowish quartz, and black mica. Some of the yel-
low particles appear to be felspar. The prevailing colour is owing to
the dark red minute particles of felspar; but it also contains large
concretions of the same stone, which have a bright red colour.
I had a specimen resembling this brought me (I do not know from
what place), in which the red felspar predominated over the
quartz, and the mica was in a very small proportion. The grains
are small; it is also a very ornamental stone.
The stone from Canary Cadumay be called either a hornstone por-
phyry, or a granatine. Its basis is a dark brown hornstone, in
Avhich are imbedded grey, yellow, and red felspars, and black shorl.
Like the former, it is very compact.
The granite, of which the walls of Mysore and Nuzerbar have
been formed, is loose-grained, and consists of glassy quartz, green
and black mica, and reddish felspar. The mica is in large quantity,
and the felspar in a smaller proportion than usual.
Specimens of a fine-grained granite were also brought me from
some quarry in the neighbourhood, consisting of black mica, grey
felspar, and yellowish brown quartz, which gives the predominating