"معاملات الجمعية الجغرافية في بومباي. من يناير ١٨٦٣ حتى ديسمبر ١٨٦٤. (تحرير السكرتير.) المجلد XVII." [‎١‎٧‎١] (٥٢٤/٣٤٢)

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Nos. 7G, 77, and 78), in strata about six feet thick. Some of
those strata are horizontal, others dipping North-west, and others
vertical.
Bounding the West of the plain of Zergoonis a limestone range about
eight hundred feet high, with strata about six feet thick. Zergoon,
No. 79, is a specimen of the rock, and No. 79 a are fragments of fossils
from the same.
The plain of Zergoon opens into that of Persepolis. At Bend-Ameer
a cliff of limestone runs North-west for about four miles. Bend-Ameer
No. 80 is a specimen. No. 81 is a specimen from a rock about three
miles long at the bridge over the Colvar water.
The range of limestone behind the ruins of Persepolis is black, and
as the same as the ruins are of No. 82.
A little North-west of that is a low range on which the Nakshi-Regib
is (No. 83).
Still North-west, across the river Paver and the pass to Tehran, is a
cliff about one hundred and fifty feet high. In this are the tombs of
the kings (No. 84).
No. 85 is from the bed of the river Paver as it enters the plain of
Persepolis.
I have the honour to be, &c.
W. H. COLVILL,
Civil Surgeon.