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TAB. CLXXXVIIL 



CARBO oxygenizatus bituminosus. 

 Bituminous Oj ide of Carbon^ or Bovey Coah 



Class 1. Combustibles, Order 3. Mixed. 



Syn. Eovey Coal. Hatchett in Phil. Trans, for 

 1804. 385. 

 Compact Carbonated Wood. Kirw. 2. 61. 



Jjovey, in Devonshire, has been some time famous for af* 

 fording a fossilized wood of a nature rather peculiar to the 

 place, commonly called Bovey Coal. 1 was prevented ex- 

 amining the place when I went that way, by want of time. 

 Indeed there was little necessity for it ; as the Rev. Mr* 

 Rackett, Dr, Maton, Mr. Hatchett, 8cc. were more com- 

 petent to the purpose: see Maton'i Tour, 187. Linn. Trans, 

 v. 4. 138. Although Mr. Hatchett examined the matter a 

 second time, and would not venture to offer any opinion on 

 the subject, I am highly indebted to my good friend the 

 Rev. Dr. Beeke for procuring and assisting me with the best 

 information concerning the particular nature of the change 

 wrought on the wood as it advances towards the most per- 

 fect Bovey Coal. 



It appears that the main dip is from south to north, and 

 that, as Mr. Hatchett observes, the upper or southernmost 

 end terminates like the remains of a bog, and the rest de- 

 clines with an appearance of a continuation of this bog 

 sunk downwards, forming the dip. The upper part con- 

 tains stumps and broken remains of shrubs and trees, very 

 little changed: a little way down they are somewhat re* 

 sinously hityminized ; see tab. 187, and the appearance of 



