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Adelaide Colliery

Jane Pit

An Account of Strata passed through in sinking the Jane Pit, Adelaide Colliery, belonging to Joseph Pease & Partners, by William Coulson

Shaft Details

Closed: 1925

Approximate surface level 410 feet above sea (Ordnance datum)

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Geology encountered   Thickness   Depth
  ft. in.   ft. in.
Soil    4  0     4  0
Clay, black and slaty    1  4     5  4
Sand and gravel    3  6     8  10
Soft brown freestone, with water    8  0     16  10
Soft blue metal, with much water    7  0     23  10
Soft white metal, with much water    2  0     25  10
Blue metal, with post girdles    15  0     40  10
COAL    0  2     41  0
Grey thill    4  0     45  0
Strung grey freestone    1  2     46  2
Strong white metal    3  0     49  2
Strong grey post girdle    0  10     50  0
Strong grey metal    7  9     57  9
Strong grey post girdle    0  9     58  6
Strong grey metal    5  6     64  0
Soft blue metal, with ironstone girdles    4  4     68  4
COAL    0  8     69  0
Grey thill    6  5     75  5
Grey post girdles - jointy and water    11  9     87  2
Strong jointy blue metal    5  6     92  8
Grey post girdles    2  4     95  0
Strong blue metal    7  8     102  8
Black metal, with an ironstone girdle    2  8     105  4
Black jet or splint coal    2  4     107  8
Strong grey thill and post girdles    14  0     121  8
Strong grey metal, with ironstone    4  0     125  8
COAL - Yard Coal Seam    2  4     128  0
    COAL (coarse and splinty bands)    2  4       
Tough grey thill    5  0     133  0
Grey metal, mixed with post girdles    1  9     134  9
Strong grey post    1  5     136  2
Shivery grey post girdle, with water    3  5     139  7
Blue metal, mixed with ironstone balls    9  5     149  0
Black metal, with water    2  0     151  0
Jet or coal, with much water    2  2     153  2
Grey thill    2  3     155  5
Strong metal, grey with ironstone girdles and balls    13  7     169  0
Grey post girdle    0  10     169  10
Blue metal, with ironstone balls    15  9     185  7
Soft blue metal    5  0     190  7
Black jet, with water    4  0     194  7
Ironstone girdles    0  2     194  9
Black jet    1  4     196  1
Grey thill    2  4     198  5
Black metal    4  2     202  7
COAL - Five-Quarter Seam    3  8     206  3
COAL, coarse splint    1  8     207  11
Grey thill    4  3     212  2
White post, very gulletty    14  7     226  9
Grey post    4  3     231  0
Blue stone    13  1     244  1
COAL, foul or jet, with water    2  9     246  10
Blue stone, with ironstone balls    6  0     252  10
Jet    0  8     253  6
Blue metal    2  10     256  4
White post, with water    6  0     262  4
Grey bed    0  1     262  5
White post, very strong    1  8     264  1
Strong grey metal    2  11     267  0
White post    1  2     268  2
Grey post girdles    0  11     269  1
Grey whin, very hard and full of gullets    3  2     272  3
Grey metal, with post girdles    2  2     274  5
Blue metal, with ironstone girdles and balls    42  1     316  6
COAL - Main Coal Seam    6  10     323  5
    COAL    1  5       
    Slaty band    0  1       
    COAL, good    3         
    COAL, coarse    0         
    Splint    1         
Black stone    0  4     323  9
Thill or seggar clay    1  1     324  11
COAL, strong and rather coarse, with black band every 3 or 4 inches    3  6     328  5
Black stone    1  2     329  7
COAL, strong and rather coarse    0  10     330  5
Tough thill stone, with ironstone balls and impressions    4  4     334  9
Fine soft grey post    6  6     341  3
Blue metal    0  6     341  9
Fine grey post    2  3     344  0
Strong post girdle    1  6     345  6
Grey metal    3  0     348  6
Blue metal parting    0  1     348  7
Hard post, with water    2  0     350  7
Post    0  7     351  2
Grey metal    1  4     352  6
White post and grey metal partings    16  0     368  6
Grey metal parting    1  0     369  6
Whin    0  8     370  2
Strong white post, mixed with whin    28  6     398  8
Strong grey metal    4  0     402  8
Dark grey post (very open)    5  6     408  2
White post    1  10     410  0
White post    22  2     432  2
Strong grey metal    6  0     438  2
White post    4  0     442  2
Soft blue metal, with ironstone nodules    12  0     454  2
Coarse grey metal    28  6     482  8
COAL - Low Main Seam    3  5     486  1
Strong posty thill    5  1     491  2
Very dark metal    2  7     493  9
Strong grey metal, with ironstone girdles    8  7     502  4
Black metal    0  10     503  2
Strong grey metal    60  5     563  7
COAL - Hutton Seam    2  0     565  7
Seggar clay    3  6     569  1
Strong grey post    15  6     584  7
Grey metal, with post girdles    45  0     629  7
COAL, good    0  3     629  10
Dark grey metal    7  0     636  10
Strong white post, mixed with whin    9  0     645  10
Grey metal    2  0     647  10
COAL, coarse    0  9     648  7
Strong white post, with metal partings    18  0     666  7
Strong black metal and ironstone girdles    24  0     690  7
Thill stone    3  0     693  7
Grey post and whin    15  0     708  7
Black metal    1  2     709  9
Strong dark post    1  8     711  5
COAL, coarse    0  2     711  7
Soft thill stone    4  0     715  7
Strong grey metal and post girdles    28  5     744  0
Strong white post    11  11     755  11
COAL - Harvey Seam    4  1     760  0
Black leafy thill    7  0     767  0
Strong white post, mixed with whin and thin metal partings    63  0     830  0
COAL, good    0  3     830  3
Thill stone    2  0     832  3
Grey metal    10  8     843  0
Strong grey post    6  0     849  0
COAL, coarse    0  3     849  3
Dark post    4  4     853  7
COAL, good    0  4     853  11
Dark metal    1  5     855  4
COAL, coarse    2  0     857  5
Strong grey metal    43  3     900  8
COAL - Busty Bank Seam    3  6     904  2
    COAL, good    3  6       
Strong grey metal    5  0     909  2
Strong white post and metal partings    33  0     942  2
Strong white post, mixed with whin    28  0     970  2
Blue metal    4  0     974  2
COAL    0  4     974  6
Grey metal and post girdles    10  0     984  6
Strong white post    3  0     987  6
Grey metal and post girdles    4  2     991  8
Dark blue metal    7  0     998  8
COAL, good    1  1     999  9
Grey metal and post girdles    23  10     1023  7
COAL - Brockwell Seam    5  0     1028  7
White post and whin    12  0     1040  7
Dark grey metal and post girdles    3  0     1043  7
Strong metal and thick post girdles    42  0     1085  7
COAL, coarse cannel    1  0     1086  7
Strong white thill and iron balls (into)    2  0     1088  7

Source: An Account of the strata of Northumberland & Durham as proved by Borings & Sinkings, Volume A-B, published by the North of England Institute of Mining & Mechanical Engineers, 1878

  original entry for sinking/boring number 0007 in "An Account of the strata of Northumberland & Durham as proved by Borings & Sinkings, Volume A-B, published by the North of England Institute of Mining & Mechanical Engineers, 1878"

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