OLIGIST IRON MINE, Manikaran
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Description
MACARDIEU (1855: 192-193) was told of a »vast cavern« from which iron ore was sampled somewhere near the Manikaran in Parvati valley, Kulu / Kullu district: »The oligist iron mine is situated in a mountain of quartz bordering the left side of the torrent Parbutty [note 1], facing the thermal springs, but on the southern slope opposite Mannikurn valley. … [Natives] brought me back specimens of the mineral … and repeated to me that which I had already leant from a Native, that the iron was extracted from a vast cavern, and that it existed in streaks of great thickness, alternant with quartz.«
NOTE 1: The »Parbutty« of MACARDIEU (1855) is indicated as »Parbati R. [river]« on he Survey of India sheet 52-H (1: 250,00 series, 1973 edition) as a tributary from the east to the river Beas.
Documents
Bibliography 30/04/2016- Macardieu, M 1855.
Caves nearby
| Distance (km) | Name | Length (m) | Depth (m) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 0.5 | MANIKARAN (Cave at) | ||
| 18.0 | SHARACH (Cave at) | ||
| 19.8 | NAG KIRI, Nagar, Naggar (Cave of the) | ||
| 23.1 | RUNJH SUBSIDENCE, Rumsu? | ||
| 24.1 | VAISHNO DEVI GUFA, Kullu, Kulu | ||
| 24.6 | WANGDWAR CAVES | ||
| 28.9 | Hamta Glacier Cave | ||
| 29.9 | BEHESHT SPRING | ||
| 31.0 | TUNDA BHUJ ROCK CAVE |