416 Minerals. 



Blanford (Dr. WILLIAM THOMAS). [1832- ] 



Late of the Geological Survey of India; in 1868 accompanied to 

 Abyssinia, as geologist, the army commanded by Lord (then Sir Robert) 

 Napier, and collected a series of rock-specimens, which he presented in 

 1869. (The specimens are described in his book, " Observations on the 

 Geology and Zoology of Abyssinia," London, 1870 ; some also by Mr. 

 G. T. Prior in the " Mineralogical Magazine," 1899, vol. xii, pp. 92-95). 



Bollaert (W.). 



Presented, in 1857, two small fragments of the Imilac meteorite. 



Bombay Branch of the Royal Asiatic Society. 



Presented, in 1889, fragments of the Bhagur and Kalambi meteorites. 



The Eoyal Asiatic Society (of London) has founded several branches 

 in India, which must not be confounded with the Asiatic Society of 

 Bengal (q.v.). 



Bonney (Prof. THOMAS GEORGE). [1833- ] 



Professor of geology at University College, London [1876-1901]. 

 Presented, in 1878, a collection of pitchstones and quartz-felsites from 



the Island of Arran, and has published descriptions of several collections 



of rocks presented to the Museum. 



Born (IGNAZ, Baron VON). [1742-1791] 



The collection formed by Baron von Born, and described by him in 

 the Lithophylacium, was purchased by Greville (q.v.}\ it formed the 

 nucleus of the latter's collection, which was purchased from the heirs-at- 

 law by the Trustees in 1810. 



Bournon (JACQUES Louis, Count DE). [1751-1825] 



Owing to the political unrest in France, Count de Bournon was long 

 resident in England, where he obtained employment in connection 

 with several mineral collections. From 1794-1806 he gave much of 

 his time to the arrangement of the Greville collection. The mineral 

 bournonite is named after him. 



Bowen (Lieut. E.N.). 



Sent about forty rock-specimens from the shores of the Gulf of 

 St. Lawrence ; the specimens were presented to the Trustees by H.E.H. 

 the Duke of Sussex in 1837. 



Brandreth (A.). 



Presented, in 1877, a fragment of the Jhung meteorite. 



Brandreth (E. L.). 



Presented, in 1868, a large mass of salt (halite) from Salt Range, 

 Punjab, India. 



Bright (BENJAMIN). [7-1900] 

 See BRIGHT (Richard). 



Bright (BENJAMIN HEYWOOD). [1787-1843] 

 See BRIGHT (Richard). 



