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Castle Eden Colliery

Maria Pit

Account of Strata sunk through in the Maria Pit, Castle Eden Colliery ; Commenced September 28th, 1840

Shaft Details

Sunk: 28 Sep 1840, Closed: Feb 1959

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Geology encountered   Thickness   Depth
  ft. in.   ft. in.
Soil    1  0     1  0
Gravelly clay, with water    10  0     11  0
Sand and gravel, with water    2  6     13  6
Soft marly limestone    37  8     51  2
Soft limestone, with hard brown girdles    22  0     73  2
Soft limestone, with thin girdles and open partings    158  0     231  2
Soft brown limestone, with marly partings and large holes (tubbing commenced 1 fathom into this stone)    101  10     333  0
Strong brown and yellow limestone, with marly partings and water    69  0     402  0
Yellow limestone, with water    17  10     419  10
Strong brown limestone, with marly partings and water    48  0     467  10
Strong brown sandy limestone, with blue balls, strong girdles, and water    61  6     529  4
Strong white sandy limestone, with black partings and water    61  2     590  6
Hard blue sandy limestone, with sulphur and water    18  0     608  6
Blue limestone, with strong panels    12  3     620  9
Grey metal parting    0  8     621  5
Strong grey metal stone (the most of it limestone) and water    11  2     632  7
Grey metal    0  10     633  5
Sandstone, with water    12  0     645  5
Blue metal (bottom of tubbing at bottom of blue metal)    12  1     657  6
Strong grey metal stone and red girdles    15  0     672  6
Grey metal stone    27  10     700  4
Grey post    5  0     705  4
COAL    1  8     707  0
Grey metal    0  7     707  7
Black stone, mixed with coal    3  0     710  7
COAL - Five-Quarter Seam    4  4     714  11
Grey metal    12  1     727  0
Grey metal stone    6  9     733  9
Strong grey metal stone and post girdles    11  3     745  0
Grey metal, with iron girdles    7  6     752  6
COAL - Main Coal Seam    5  5     757  11
    COAL    1  8       
    Band    0  6       
    COAL    3  3       
Grey metal stone    10  8     768  7
Grey metal, with iron balls    13  1     781  8
Black stone    1  2     782  10
Grey metal    7  6     790  4
COAL    0  5     790  9
Dark grey metal, with scares of coal    0  4     791  1
Strong grey metal stone    11  10     802  11
COAL - Maudlin Seam    1  8     804  7
Grey metal    0  8     805  3
Grey metal and post girdles    18  2     823  5
COAL, foul    0  8     824  1
Strong grey post and metal partings    31  2     855  3
Strong white post and metal partings    27  0     882  3
Strong grey post, coal pipes near bottom    24  1     906  4
COAL - Low Main Seam    4  8     911  0
    COAL, foul    0  5       
    Black slaty Band    0  2       
    COAL, good    3  9       
    Band    0         
    COAL    0         
Grey metal stone, with post girdles    20  1     931  1
Dark grey metal    3  0     934  1
Black stone    3  0     937  1
COAL    0  5     937  6
Grey metal, with post girdles    14  3     951  9
Strong grey post, with whin    6  0     957  9
Dark grey metal    6  0     963  9
COAL - Brass Thill Seam    0  9     964  6
    COAL, foul    0  9       
Grey metal stone, with post    4  0     968  6
Whin girdle    1  3     969  9
Black stone, mixed with coal    2  6     972  3
Dark grey metal and post girdles    21  0     993  3
Grey metal stone and ironstone girdles    11  0     1004  3
Black stone, mixed with coal    4  2     1008  5
Grey metal    15  0     1023  5
Grey metal, with ironstone girdles    10  0     1033  5
Dark blue metal    0  7     1034  0
COAL - Hutton Seam    3  9     1037  9
    COAL, good    3  0       
    COAL, bottom    0  9       
Black stone, mixed with coal    1  1     1038  10
Grey metal, with post girdles    21  0     1059  10
COAL    1  0     1060  10
Grey metal, with whin girdles    8  0     1068  10
Blue metal    16  10     1085  8
COAL    0  7     1086  3
Blue metal    15  6     1101  9
COAL    0  6     1102  3
Blue metal    2  9     1105  0
White post    13  0     1118  0
Blue metal    5  8     1123  8
COAL    0  4     1124  0
White and grey post    5  0     1129  0
Blue metal    30  0     1159  0
COAL    0  4     1159  4
Blue metal and post girdles    18  9     1178  1
COAL    1  6     1179  7
White post    3  9     1183  4
Grey metal    13  0     1196  4
White post girdle    1  0     1197  4
Blue metal    2  0     1199  4
COAL    2  8     1202  0
    COAL    1         
    Dark soft metal    0  2       
    Seggar clay    0  3       
    COAL    0  8       
Bored further —    0  0     1202  0
Grey metal    3  9     1205  9
Blue metal    1  4     1207  1
Dark post    0  10     1207  11
White post    5  2     1213  1
Grey metal    29  9     1242  10
White post    0  10     1243  8

Source: An Account of the strata of Northumberland & Durham as proved by Borings & Sinkings, Volume C-E, published by the North of England Institute of Mining & Mechanical Engineers, 1881

  original entry for sinking/boring number 0409 in "An Account of the strata of Northumberland & Durham as proved by Borings & Sinkings, Volume C-E, published by the North of England Institute of Mining & Mechanical Engineers, 1881"

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