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On the lignite formation of Bovey Tracey, Devonshire

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William Pengelly and Oswald Heer

London: Philosophical Transactions, Part II (1862), 106pp.

Prepared by Michael Steer

Bovey physician, Dr J.G. Croker in 1856 first described the physical features of the basin, surrounding the junction of the Teign and Bovey Rivers, in which are found large beds of lignite and their associated clays (used in pottery). His study was followed by that of Dr William Pengelly of Torquay and his colleague, the Rev Dr Oswald Heer of Zurich. The Bovey Formation is the major source in England for ball clay, which is of great importance to the pottery industry. Large excavations have been made for the extraction of these clays. The lignite or "Bovey Coal" was in the past burned in local kilns, and in steam engines and workmen's cottages, but it was not economical. Robert Sture, ancestor of Bovey's long-settled Steer family is described as a "collyor" in a 1541 Deed of Sale held at the Devon Records Office. Pengelly and Heer's book contains a fascinating catalogue with illustrations of the remarkable fossil plant life they discovered and catalogued in the Bovey Basin. This book, held as part of the Bodleian Library Collection was produced from a digital copy that can be downloaded from https://books.google.co.uk/books, with a search by either author of title. Google has sponsored the digitisation of books from several libraries. These books, on which copyright has expired, are available for free educational and research use, both as individual books and as full collections to aid researchers.

 Page
Blume39
Brice, Mrviii, ix, 2
Bronnxvii, 58
Brongniart, M.A57-59
Connybeare, Rev W.D.xi, xii, 2
Coutts, Miss Burdettiii, 3
Croker, Dr J.G.of Boveyxiv, xv, 2, 3, 5, 64
Cuvier57
Debey, Dr35
De la Beche, Sir H.xiii, 2, 3, 18
Divett, Mr John, Esq. of Boveyxvi, 3, 11, 14-16, 20, 21
Dun.53
Endlicher34, 42, 49, 51, 53
Ettinghausenxvii, 34, 35, 50, 56
Everest, Rev R, FGS3
Falconer, Drxvi, 3, 18, 37, 59
Farroni, Mrvii
Fitch, Mr of Kew18, 33
Forbes, Professor Edward18
French, Mr Robert of Boveyxv
Giebel, Professor10, 31
Godwin-Austen, Mrxii, 2, 13, 18
Goeppert34
Hatchett, Charles, Esq, FRSvii-xi, 2, 11, 12
Haydon, Dr of Boveyix
Heer, Rev. Professor Oswaldi, xvi, xvii, 10, 11, 13, 18, 19, 21, 31, 37
41, 43, 47, 50, 51, 56, 57 
Hollman, Professor of Göttingenvi
Hooker, Drxiv, xv, 2, 3, 11, 44, 58, 59, 64
Juss.51
Keeping, Mr H.3, 10
Key, J.H. Esqxvi
Kirwan, Mrvii, 2
Kingston, Mr J.F.xii, 2
Kunth.52, 56
Lamb35
Leonhard57
Lindl.34
Lyell, Sir Charlesxvi, 1, 3, 18, 21
Ludwig31, 34, 38, 41, 51-53, 58-60
Lysson'sxi, 2
Macclesfield, Earl ofv
Martius39, 40
Massalonga35
Maton, Drvii, ix, 2
M'Culloch, Dr J.M.xi, 2
Meyer38
Milles, Rev Dr Jeremiah dev-x, 2
Parkinson, Mrvi, ix, 2
Pengelly, William, FRS, FGS etci, xvii, 1, 21, 24, 26, 33, 39
Percy, Drxv, xvii
Phillips, Professorvii, xi, 2
Robenhausen55
Rossmassler32, 40, 41, 44
Salisb.54
Scammell, Mr Robert of Boveyx, xiv, xv, 2, 11
Sternberg35, 57
Thunb.41
Turton, Drxii
Unger34, 35, 39, 43, 44, 46-50, 53, 54, 56, 58
Vancouver, Mr Charlesxi, 2
Vaux, Fred. Esqxiii, 2
Weber, O.41, 48, 50, 57
Whiteway, Mr17
Zenker57, 58