Copy Crooks Colliery
Account of Strata sunk through at Copy Crooks Colliery. 1835-36
Shaft Details
Sunk: 1835-36
Approximate surface level 470 feet above sea (Ordnance datum)
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| Geology encountered |
Thickness |
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Depth |
| |
ft. |
in. |
|
ft. |
in. |
| Soil |
1 |
0 |
|
1 |
0 |
| Yellow clay |
10 |
0 |
|
11 |
0 |
| Blue clay |
13 |
0 |
|
24 |
0 |
| Freestone |
29 |
0 |
|
53 |
0 |
| COAL |
3 |
2 |
|
56 |
2 |
| COAL, with metal thill |
1 |
6 |
|
|
|
| COAL |
1 |
8 |
|
|
|
| Thill metal stone |
2 |
6 |
|
58 |
8 |
| Stone, mixed with post girdles |
8 |
0 |
|
66 |
8 |
| Soft blue metal |
24 |
0 |
|
90 |
8 |
| COAL, coarse |
1 |
2 |
|
91 |
10 |
| White metal thill |
4 |
6 |
|
96 |
4 |
| Post |
1 |
0 |
|
97 |
4 |
| Iron girdles |
0 |
6 |
|
97 |
10 |
| Blue metal |
7 |
0 |
|
104 |
10 |
| COAL |
0 |
11 |
|
105 |
9 |
| Blue metal |
29 |
0 |
|
134 |
9 |
| Strong black post |
2 |
0 |
|
136 |
9 |
| Strong white post |
2 |
0 |
|
138 |
9 |
| Strong grey post |
2 |
0 |
|
140 |
9 |
| Blue metal, with water |
6 |
0 |
|
146 |
9 |
| Black stone |
1 |
0 |
|
147 |
9 |
| COAL |
0 |
6 |
|
148 |
3 |
| Thill |
5 |
0 |
|
153 |
3 |
| COAL, mixed with band |
3 |
3 |
|
156 |
6 |
| Thill |
2 |
0 |
|
158 |
6 |
| Grey post, mixed with blue metal partings |
23 |
6 |
|
182 |
0 |
| Black stone |
0 |
11 |
|
182 |
11 |
| Thill |
1 |
0 |
|
183 |
11 |
| Grey metal stone |
70 |
6 |
|
254 |
5 |
| COAL, with band |
3 |
4 |
|
257 |
9 |
| Thill |
1 |
0 |
|
258 |
9 |
| Metal stone |
2 |
4 |
|
261 |
1 |
| COAL - Five Quarter Seam |
5 |
3 |
|
266 |
4 |
| Thill |
7 |
2 |
|
273 |
6 |
| Post |
10 |
0 |
|
283 |
6 |
| Blue metal stone |
13 |
7 |
|
297 |
1 |
| Black jet, with water |
2 |
2 |
|
299 |
3 |
| Blue metal stone, with water |
9 |
0 |
|
308 |
3 |
| Black jet |
0 |
3 |
|
308 |
6 |
| Grey metal stone |
5 |
3 |
|
313 |
9 |
| Grey post, with water |
12 |
7 |
|
326 |
4 |
| Blue metal |
3 |
6 |
|
329 |
10 |
| Whin girdle |
1 |
4 |
|
331 |
2 |
| Blue metal stone |
28 |
0 |
|
359 |
2 |
| COAL - Main Coal Seam |
7 |
2 |
|
366 |
4 |
| Thill |
3 |
6 |
|
369 |
10 |
| COAL |
5 |
8 |
|
375 |
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 0543 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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