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IOR/L/PS/18/B316
- Record Id:
- 040-000563460
- Hierarchy Root Ancestor Record Id:
- 036-000562855
- MDARK:
- ark:/81055/vdc_100000000833.0x0002f6
- LARK:
- ark:/81055/vdc_100035234557.0x000002
- SLARK:
- Format:
- ISAD(G)
- Reference (shelfmark):
- IOR/L/PS/18/B316
- Title:
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'Report on the prospects of obtaining oil in the Jabal-Hamrin and Jabal-Makhul between Tikrit and Sharqat by E H Pascoe, Geological Survey of India'
- Scope & Content:
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The file consists of a document which provides topographical details for the mountain ranges of Jabal Hamrin and Jabal Makhul in Fars with a view to obtaining oil from the area. Edwin Hall Pascoe provides a general overview of the area before discussing the following areas in more detail:
- rocks
- the structure of the mountain ranges
- natural indications of oil and the prospects of boring
- a brief comparison with other similar locations in India
- notes on the country between Tikrit and the Jabal Hamrin and Jabal Makhul (including details about trees, water and road metal).
The document concludes with three sketches of cross sections of the mountains, two of Jabal Hamrin and one of Jabal Makhul, with reference to the type of stone which exists there.
- Collection Area:
- India Office Records and Private Papers
- Project / Collection:
- India Office Records
Qatar Foundation Partnership Programme - Hierarchy Record Ids:
- 032-000538283
036-000562855
037-000563103
040-000563460 - Is part of:
- IOR/L/PS : Political and Secret Department Records
IOR/L/PS/18 : Political and Secret Department Memoranda
IOR/L/PS/18/B : Political and Secret Department Memoranda: Section B
IOR/L/PS/18/B316 : Report on the prospects of obtaining oil in the Jabal-Hamrin and Jabal-Makhul between Tikrit and Sharqat by E H Pascoe,… - Hierarchy:
- 032-000538283[0018]/036-000562855[0002]/037-000563103[0347]/040-000563460
- Container:
- View / search within Archive / Collection: IOR/L/PS
- Record Type (Level):
- File
- Extent:
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1 file (4 folios)
- Digitised Content:
- https://www.qdl.qa/en/archive/81055/vdc_100000000833.0x0002f6
- Thumbnail:
- Languages:
- English
- Scripts:
- Latin
- Start Date:
- 1918
- End Date:
- 1918
- Date Range:
- Dec 1918
- Era:
- CE
- Access:
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- User Conditions:
- Physical Characteristics:
- Foliation: the foliation sequence for this description commences at f 27, and terminates at f 30, as it is part of a larger physical volume; these numbers are written in pencil, are circled, and are located in the top right corner of the recto side of each folio. An additional foliation sequence is present in parallel; these numbers are also written in pencil, but are not circled.
- Arrangement:
- This file consists of a single document and includes three images on the last folio.
- Material Type:
- Archives and Manuscripts
- Legal Status:
- Public Record(s)
- Names:
- Geological Survey of India, 1851-
- Subjects:
- Oil extraction
Petroleum - Places:
- Fars, Asia, Persia
Jabal Ḩamrīn, Asia
