Bituminized wood in the recent era, W. M. Carpenter, xxxv, 345; xxxvi, 118.f

— —, partly silicified, Texas, xxxvii, 216.

Bituminous or organic matter in the N. York limestones, L. C. Beck, xlv, 335.

— coal; see [Coal.]

Black lead; see [Graphite.]

Black mountain, Vt., geology of, vi, 7.

Black sea, anal. of waters of, xx, 188.

— —, height of, above the Caspian, xl, 320.

— —, on the shores of, xxxii, 399.

Blacking, preparation of, xiii, 163.