Chaytor's Haugh Colliery
Hedge Pit
Strata bored through from Hutton Seam in Hedge Pit, Chatershaugh
Shaft Details
Approximate surface level 50 feet above sea (Ordnance datum)
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fathoms, feet & inches, or metres
 
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| Geology encountered |
Thickness |
|
Depth |
| |
ft. |
in. |
|
ft. |
in. |
| Old borehole |
50 |
0 |
|
50 |
0 |
| Old borehole |
44 |
7 |
|
94 |
7 |
| Blue and black metal |
4 |
0 |
|
98 |
7 |
| COAL, slaty |
0 |
6 |
|
99 |
1 |
| Grey metal stone and post girdles |
18 |
0 |
|
117 |
1 |
| Mixture whin |
1 |
2 |
|
118 |
3 |
| Strong grey metal |
6 |
0 |
|
124 |
3 |
| Black metal |
0 |
6 |
|
124 |
9 |
| COAL |
1 |
0 |
|
125 |
9 |
| Grey metal |
1 |
6 |
|
127 |
3 |
| Grey metal stone |
6 |
9 |
|
134 |
0 |
| Strong white post, mixed with whin |
9 |
0 |
|
143 |
0 |
| Grey metal |
1 |
0 |
|
144 |
0 |
| White post |
10 |
0 |
|
154 |
0 |
| COAL |
0 |
4 |
|
154 |
4 |
| Grey metal |
1 |
8 |
|
156 |
0 |
| Grey metal stone, with post girdles |
21 |
0 |
|
177 |
0 |
| COAL - Harvey Seam |
2 |
6 |
|
179 |
6 |
| COAL |
0 |
11 |
|
|
|
| Slaty band |
0 |
1 |
|
|
|
| COAL |
1 |
6 |
|
|
|
| Blue slaty metal |
1 |
10 |
|
181 |
4 |
| COAL |
0 |
5 |
|
181 |
9 |
| Blue grey metal |
1 |
6 |
|
183 |
3 |
| Grey post |
4 |
3 |
|
187 |
6 |
| Grey metal stone |
6 |
0 |
|
193 |
6 |
| Black metal |
4 |
6 |
|
198 |
0 |
| Blue grey metal, with strong girdles |
3 |
0 |
|
201 |
0 |
| COAL, foul slaty |
0 |
9 |
|
201 |
9 |
| COAL |
1 |
0 |
|
202 |
9 |
| Grey metal stone, with girdles and lumps |
7 |
6 |
|
210 |
3 |
| Strong white post |
26 |
0 |
|
236 |
3 |
| COAL |
0 |
8 |
|
236 |
11 |
| Strong grey metal stone, with post girdles |
4 |
6 |
|
241 |
5 |
| White and grey post |
19 |
7 |
|
261 |
0 |
| Blue and grey metal |
4 |
0 |
|
265 |
0 |
| In white and grey post |
9 |
6 |
|
274 |
6 |
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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 0414 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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