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It should be noted that a large part of his report was also devoted to natural asphalt. He described deposits of asphalt near Kostichey in Pustylny Gorge, close to the city of Tetyushi, around the village of Pechorskoye, in the village of Troyekurovka, on the right bank of the Volga, at the point where the Syzranka River discharges into it, near the city of Syzran, etc. He performed mineralogical tests of the asphalt directly on site: БЂњThe tarБЂ™s color is brown on the surface, black when fractured. It has a glassy luster and is extremely light and brittle. It melts and runs when exposed to fire, similar to pitch, giving of an odor of black sealing wax; it does not catch fire easily, and quickly goes out.БЂ«About the product of another deposit he wrote: БЂњIts entire mass is of a black color, together with a resinous odor similar to that of tar.БЂ«Staff Captain Gerngros also noted a curious fact regarding the use of asphalt by the local population: БЂњNear the village of Kostichey, where the viscous asphalt is encountered to a greater extent than elsewhere, blacksmiths use it for bluing iron products, which protects them from rust and gives them a more pleasant appearance.БЂ«In his report, Gerngros also pointed out the location of a series of petroleum deposits: БЂњPetroleum of various thickness and of a blackish-brown color was noted near the city of Tetyushi and the village of Sergiyevsk and 10 versts [6.6 miles] from the sulfur waters ...»