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'Gazetteer of the Persian Gulf. Vol I. Historical. Part II. J G Lorimer. 1915' [2213] (730/1262)
The record is made up of 1 volume (1165 pages). It was created in 1915. It was written in English and Arabic. The original is part of the British Library: India Office The department of the British Government to which the Government of India reported between 1858 and 1947. The successor to the Court of Directors. Records and Private Papers Documents collected in a private capacity. .
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"These rocks are undoubtedly older than the oldest fossiliferous rocks
f with ; and^ because of the great degree in which they have been
orphosed and their resemblance to Archaean rocks elsewhere, have
been classed as Archaean. They consist of mica-schists, hornblende-
hists talc -schists, quartz-schists, calc-schists, and quartzites. Great
; of quartz penetrated all these beds preyionsly to the crushing
which have deformed, foliated and metamorphosed quartz veins
au( i sedimentaries alike. They occupy various plains, of which Saih
Hatat is the largest, and are surrounded by cliffs of the next series.
They are also seen on the edge of the great Samail Valley and near the
coast of ; Oman to the south-east of Masqat.
This series consists mainly of limestones, many of which have been
rendered quite fissile by crushing, while some are massive. In colour
they vary from a pale reddish tint to almost black. Interbedded are a
few shales, slates and sandstones, with red and green chert beds. Traces
of fossils have generally been obliterated; but in one place the presence
of Pmnctus, Dielasmi and other Brachiopods points to a Carboniferous
ao-e for that portion, while a species of Myojohoria from the Elphinstone
Inlet indicates another portion as Triassic. The whole must at present be
considered as a single series, extending from Jabal Ja'alan, near Ras-al-
Hadd) through the whole of 'Oman to the end of the Huus-al-Jibal
peninsula and forming the great mountain ranges of ^Oman, of which
Jabal Akhdhar is the best known. Rocks of this series crop out on the
side of the Gulf, both east and west of Lingeh^ and on the little
of Daiyinah off the coast of Trucial ; Oman.
A great abundance of basic igneous material has been injected, in
the form of sills of immense thickness, into the ^ Oman series, or has
iowed over their denuded surface. This includes diabase, diorite, gabbro
and dolerite. These rocks have been largely altered into epidiorites and
serpentine. The dark-greenish cliffs of Masqat for the most part consist
of the latter, the joints being filled up with magnesite, a white decom
position product.
This volcanic series has shared in all the folding of the 5 Oman series,
and both igneous rocks and limestones alike dip at angles which are
hardly ever less than 45°. It is unconformably overlain by upper
cretaceous limestones, and we may therefore conclude that this out
pouring of volcanic material probably took place at the end of the
or at the beginning of the Cretaceous period.
Hatat
Series.
'Oman
Series.
Basic igneous
rocks of
'Oman.
0 f India, with the kind permissioii of Mr. T. H. Holland, F.U.S., Director. Mi-
%im spent the entire cold season of 1904-05 in a geological exploration of the
Gulf region ; and his papers, Summary of !,he Geology of the
Persian Gulf
The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran.
and .the
Portions of Persia and Arabia adjoining it\&ndi Report on the Economic Minerat
^sources of the
Persian Gulf
The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran.
Region, are the latest and most comprehensive
Monties on the subjects with which they deal. A full list of the earlier authorities
on the geology of the Persian Golf area is given by Mr. Pilgrim at the end ot his
second paper, and their names, accordingly, need not be quoted;here ; but a reterence
m be added to the reporti of Dr. W. H. Colvill on the Persian coast, forwarded to
Wernment by the Resident in the
Persian Gulf
The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran.
with his letters No. 73 ot dlst
December 1864 and No. 46 of 4th May 1866 and to Ainsworth s Researches zn
ymria, Babylonia, and Chaldcea. Annexure No. 1 to this Appendix is tounded
«y on ihe Administration Reports of the
Persian Gulf
The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran.
Political
Residency
An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, established in the provinces and regions considered part of, or under the influence of, British India.
, and
No» 2 on a special report by Mr. Pilgrim.
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This volume is Volume I, Part II (Historical) of the Gazetteer of the Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. , ’Omān and Central Arabia (Government of India: 1915), compiled by John Gordon Lorimer and completed for press by Captain L Birdwood.
Part II contains an 'Introduction' (pages i-iii) written by Birdwood in Simla, dated 10 October 1914, 'Table of Chapters, Annexures, Appendices and Genealogical Tables' (pags v-viii), and 'Detailed Table of Contents' (ix-cxxx). These are also found in Volume I, Part IA of the Gazetteer (IOR/L/PS/20/C91/1).
Part II consists of three chapters:
- 'Chapter X. History of ’Arabistān' (pages 1625-1775);
- 'Chapter XI. History of the Persian Coast and Islands' (pages 1776-2149);
- 'Chapter XII. History of Persian Makrān' (pages 2150-2203).
The chapters are followed by nineteen appendices:
- 'Appendix A: Meteorology and Health in the Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. ' (pages 2205-2211);
- 'Appendix B: Geology of the Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. ' (pages 2212-2219);
- 'Appendix C: The Pearl and Mother-of-Pearl Fisheries of the Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. ' (pages 2220-2293);
- 'Appendix D: Date Production and the Date Trade in the Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. Region' (pages 2294-2307);
- 'Appendix E: Fisheries of the Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. ' (pages 2308-2318);
- 'Appendix F: Sailing Craft of the Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. ' (pages 2319-2332);
- 'Appendix G: Transport Animals and Livestock of the Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. Region' (pages 2333-2348);
- 'Appendix H: Religions and Sects of the Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. Region' (pages 2349-2385);
- 'Appendix I: Western Christianity and Missions in the Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. Region' (pages 2386-2399);
- 'Appendix J: The Telegraphs of the Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. in their relation to the Telegraph Systems of Persia and Turkey' (pages 2400-2438);
- 'Appendix K: Mail Communications and the Indian Post Office in the Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. ' (pages 2439-2474);
- 'Appendix L: The Slave Trade in the Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. Region' (pages 2475-2516);
- 'Appendix M: Epidemics and Sanitary Organization in the Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. Region' (pages 2517-2555);
- 'Appendix N: The Arms and Ammunition Traffic in the Gulfs of Persia and ’Omān' (pages 2556-2593);
- 'Appendix O: The Imperial Persian Customs' (pages 2594-2625);
- 'Appendix P: Cruise of His Excellency Lord Curzon, Viceroy of India, in the Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. [1903]' (pages 2626-2662);
- 'Appendix Q: British and Foreign Diplomatic Political; and Consular Representation in the Countries Bordering on the Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. ' (pages 2663-2699);
- 'Appendix R: Book References' (pages 2700-2736)
- 'Appendix S: Explanation of the System of Transliteration' (pages 2737-2741).
- Extent and format
- 1 volume (1165 pages)
- Arrangement
Volume I, Part II is arranged into chapters that are sub-divided into numbered periods covering, for example, the reign of a ruler or regime of a Viceroy, or are arbitrarily based on outstanding land-marks in the history of the region. Each period has been sub-divided into subject headings, each of which has been lettered. The appendices are sub-divided into lettered subject headings and also contain numbered annexures, as well as charts. Both the chapters and appendices have further subject headings that appear in the right and left margins of the page. Footnotes appear occasionally througout the volume at the bottom of the page which provide further details and references. A 'Detailed Table of Contents' for Part II and the Appendices is on pages cii-cxxx.
- Physical characteristics
The foliation sequence is circled in pencil, in the top right corner of the recto The front of a sheet of paper or leaf, often abbreviated to 'r'. of each folio. It begins on the first folio with text, on number 879, and ends on the last folio with text, on number 1503.
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- front, back, spine, edge, head, tail, front-i, i-r:ii-v, 1:130, 1625:2742, iii-r:iii-v, back-i
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