Diamond Pit
Account of Boring at the Diamond Pit
Shaft Details
Approximate surface level 600 feet above sea (Ordnance datum)
 
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| Geology encountered |
Thickness |
|
Depth |
| |
ft. |
in. |
|
ft. |
in. |
| Soil |
2 |
6 |
|
2 |
6 |
| Gravel bed |
2 |
6 |
|
5 |
0 |
| Grey metal |
5 |
0 |
|
10 |
0 |
| COAL - Hutton or 4-feet Seam |
4 |
0 |
|
14 |
0 |
| COAL, not very good |
4 |
0 |
|
14 |
0 |
| Clay |
0 |
5 |
|
14 |
5 |
| Grey post |
2 |
2 |
|
16 |
7 |
| Grey metal |
18 |
0 |
|
34 |
7 |
| Black stone |
2 |
0 |
|
36 |
7 |
| Blue metal, with post girdles |
5 |
0 |
|
41 |
7 |
| Black post |
1 |
6 |
|
43 |
1 |
| COAL |
1 |
6 |
|
44 |
7 |
| Thill stone |
5 |
0 |
|
49 |
7 |
| COAL |
1 |
0 |
|
50 |
7 |
| Stone band |
0 |
4 |
|
50 |
11 |
| COAL |
0 |
4 |
|
51 |
3 |
| Thill stone |
8 |
0 |
|
59 |
3 |
| White post |
2 |
1 |
|
61 |
4 |
| Black slag stone |
0 |
6 |
|
61 |
10 |
| White post |
3 |
2 |
|
65 |
1 |
| Whin |
0 |
6 |
|
65 |
7 |
| Strong white post |
6 |
2 |
|
71 |
9 |
| Blue metal |
4 |
9 |
|
76 |
6 |
| Post girdles |
0 |
6 |
|
77 |
0 |
| Blue metal |
8 |
3 |
|
85 |
3 |
| Strong white post, with water |
2 |
11 |
|
88 |
3 |
| Whin girdle |
0 |
11 |
|
89 |
3 |
| White post |
2 |
6 |
|
91 |
9 |
| Grey metal |
9 |
5 |
|
101 |
3 |
| Grey post |
7 |
10 |
|
109 |
1 |
| Whin |
0 |
7 |
|
109 |
8 |
| Blue metal |
25 |
6 |
|
135 |
3 |
| Ironstone girdle |
0 |
3 |
|
135 |
6 |
| Blue metal |
8 |
5 |
|
144 |
0 |
| COAL |
1 |
0 |
|
145 |
0 |
| Thill stone |
1 |
0 |
|
146 |
0 |
| Grey post |
4 |
4 |
|
150 |
4 |
| Blue metal |
2 |
4 |
|
152 |
8 |
| Strong white post, with water |
6 |
1 |
|
158 |
9 |
| Grey metal |
1 |
7 |
|
160 |
5 |
| Grey post |
6 |
2 |
|
166 |
7 |
| Brown whin |
1 |
0 |
|
167 |
7 |
| White post |
0 |
9 |
|
168 |
4 |
| Grey metal |
1 |
5 |
|
169 |
9 |
| Whin |
0 |
7 |
|
170 |
4 |
| Strong metal |
8 |
2 |
|
178 |
7 |
| Strong post |
0 |
11 |
|
179 |
6 |
| Grey metal |
4 |
2 |
|
183 |
9 |
| Black metal |
1 |
7 |
|
185 |
4 |
| COAL - Harvey or Yard Coal Seam |
3 |
6 |
|
188 |
10 |
| Thill stone |
7 |
9 |
|
196 |
7 |
| Grey post |
1 |
3 |
|
197 |
10 |
| Whin |
0 |
6 |
|
198 |
4 |
| Strong metal, with post girdles |
10 |
5 |
|
208 |
9 |
| White post |
2 |
6 |
|
211 |
3 |
| Grey metal |
8 |
0 |
|
219 |
3 |
| Blue metal |
28 |
0 |
|
247 |
3 |
| COAL, danty |
0 |
10 |
|
248 |
1 |
| Thill stone |
1 |
7 |
|
249 |
8 |
| Blue metal |
2 |
8 |
|
252 |
4 |
| Strong grey post |
1 |
10 |
|
254 |
2 |
| Blue metal |
1 |
10 |
|
256 |
0 |
| Strong grey metal |
13 |
6 |
|
269 |
6 |
| Strong grey metal, with post girdles |
10 |
3 |
|
279 |
9 |
| Blue metal |
8 |
11 |
|
288 |
8 |
| Grey metal |
10 |
4 |
|
299 |
0 |
| Black metal |
1 |
6 |
|
300 |
6 |
| COAL |
0 |
2 |
|
300 |
8 |
| Thill stone |
1 |
4 |
|
302 |
0 |
| Strong grey metal, with post girdles |
4 |
5 |
|
306 |
5 |
| Grey metal, with post girdles |
12 |
10 |
|
319 |
3 |
| Strong post |
28 |
11 |
|
348 |
2 |
| Blue metal |
0 |
3 |
|
348 |
5 |
| Black metal, with a little coal |
4 |
2 |
|
352 |
8 |
| Strong thill stone |
1 |
1 |
|
353 |
9 |
| COAL - 5/4 or Crow Coal Seam |
1 |
4 |
|
355 |
1 |
| Thill stone |
2 |
0 |
|
357 |
1 |
| Strong grey metal, with post girdles |
21 |
1 |
|
378 |
2 |
| Strong brown post |
3 |
10 |
|
382 |
0 |
| Blue metal |
4 |
0 |
|
386 |
0 |
| Strong white post |
3 |
2 |
|
389 |
2 |
| Strong grey metal |
2 |
3 |
|
391 |
5 |
| Strong white post |
5 |
4 |
|
396 |
9 |
| Grey metal |
9 |
4 |
|
406 |
1 |
| Post girdle |
1 |
0 |
|
407 |
1 |
| Dark blue metal |
5 |
9 |
|
412 |
10 |
| COAL - Main Coal Seam |
5 |
10 |
|
418 |
8 |
| Thill |
0 |
6 |
|
419 |
2 |
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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 0369 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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