▁was ▁awarded ▁the ▁Indian ▁Mut iny ▁Medal ▁for ▁Special ▁Service . ▁While ▁at ▁Ro or kee , ▁he ▁studied ▁parts ▁of ▁the ▁N arm ada ▁Valley ▁and ▁Bund el k hand ▁( in ▁ 1 8 5 4 - 5 5 , ▁ 1 8 5 6 – 5 7 ). ▁He ▁worked ▁on ▁the ▁ge ology ▁of ▁the ▁Lower ▁H imal ay as ▁and ▁the ▁Si wal ik ▁B eds . ▁ ▁Al ong ▁with ▁his ▁brother ▁Joseph ▁G . ▁Med lic ott ▁he ▁was ▁able ▁to ▁determine ▁the ▁separation ▁of ▁the ▁Camb rian ▁V ind hy an ▁region ▁from ▁the ▁G ond w ana . ▁He ▁later ▁worked ▁in ▁various ▁parts ▁of ▁the ▁country ▁such ▁as ▁South ▁R ew a , ▁Bi har , ▁Ass am , ▁K has i ▁Hills , ▁Raj put ana , ▁K ash mir , ▁the ▁Sat p ura ▁ranges ▁and ▁the ▁Gar o ▁Hills . ▁On ▁ 1 ▁April ▁ 1 8 7 6 ▁he ▁succeeded ▁Dr ▁Old ham ▁to ▁head ▁the ▁Department ▁of ▁Ge ology ▁and ▁was ▁posted ▁in ▁Cal cut ta . ▁The ▁position ▁was ▁changed ▁from ▁Super int endent ▁to ▁Director ▁in ▁ 1 8 8 5 . ▁Med lic ott ▁began ▁to ▁isol ate ▁himself ▁from ▁social ▁life ▁and ▁began ▁to ▁live ▁an ▁asc etic ▁life , ▁walking ▁bare foot ▁and ▁editing ▁papers . ▁He ▁wrote ▁Man ual ▁of ▁the ▁Ge ology ▁of ▁India ▁with ▁William ▁Thomas ▁Blan ford ▁in ▁ 1 8 7 9 ▁and ▁edited ▁works ▁in ▁the ▁Pale