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Deanery Colliery
Section of Strata passed through in Sinking to the Main Coal at Deanery Colliery. Began February 4th, 1834
Shaft Details
Sunk: 04 Feb 1834
Approximate surface level 363 feet above sea (Ordnance datum)
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| Geology encountered |
Thickness |
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Depth |
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ft. |
in. |
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ft. |
in. |
| Outset |
7 |
0 |
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7 |
0 |
| Soil |
4 |
0 |
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11 |
0 |
| Black slaty clay |
1 |
4 |
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12 |
4 |
| Sand and gravel |
3 |
6 |
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15 |
10 |
| Soft brown freestone, with water |
8 |
0 |
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23 |
10 |
| Soft blue metal, with much water |
7 |
0 |
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30 |
10 |
| Soft white metal, with much water |
2 |
0 |
|
32 |
10 |
| Blue metal, with post girdles |
15 |
0 |
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47 |
10 |
| COAL |
0 |
2 |
|
48 |
0 |
| Grey thill |
4 |
0 |
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52 |
0 |
| Strong grey freestone |
1 |
2 |
|
53 |
2 |
| Strong white metal |
3 |
0 |
|
56 |
2 |
| Strong grey post girdle |
0 |
10 |
|
57 |
0 |
| Strong grey metal |
7 |
9 |
|
64 |
9 |
| Strong grey post girdle |
0 |
9 |
|
65 |
6 |
| Strong grey metal |
5 |
6 |
|
71 |
0 |
| Soft blue metal, with ironstone girdles |
4 |
4 |
|
75 |
4 |
| COAL |
0 |
8 |
|
76 |
0 |
| Grey thill |
6 |
5 |
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82 |
5 |
| Jointy grey post girdle, with water |
11 |
9 |
|
94 |
2 |
| Jointy strong blue metal |
5 |
6 |
|
99 |
8 |
| Grey post girdle |
2 |
4 |
|
102 |
0 |
| Strong blue metal |
7 |
8 |
|
109 |
8 |
| Black metal, with an ironstone girdle nearly at bottom |
2 |
8 |
|
112 |
4 |
| Black jet or splinty coal (drift in this jet) |
2 |
4 |
|
114 |
8 |
| Strong grey thill, mixed with post girdles |
14 |
0 |
|
128 |
8 |
| Strong grey metal mixed with ironstone |
4 |
0 |
|
132 |
8 |
| COAL, coarse, mixed with splinty bands |
2 |
4 |
|
135 |
0 |
| Tough grey metal |
5 |
0 |
|
140 |
0 |
| Grey metal, mixed with ironstone |
1 |
9 |
|
141 |
9 |
| Strong grey post |
1 |
5 |
|
143 |
2 |
| Shivery grey post girdles, with water |
3 |
5 |
|
146 |
7 |
| Blue metal, mixed with ironstone balls |
9 |
5 |
|
156 |
0 |
| Black metal stone, with water |
2 |
0 |
|
158 |
0 |
| Black jet or coal, with much water |
2 |
2 |
|
160 |
2 |
| Grey thill |
2 |
3 |
|
162 |
5 |
| Strong grey metal, with ironstone girdles and balls |
13 |
7 |
|
176 |
0 |
| Grey post girdles |
0 |
10 |
|
176 |
10 |
| Blue metal, with ironstone |
15 |
9 |
|
192 |
7 |
| Soft blue metal |
5 |
0 |
|
197 |
7 |
| Black jet |
4 |
0 |
|
201 |
7 |
| Ironstone |
0 |
2 |
|
201 |
9 |
| Black jet |
1 |
4 |
|
203 |
1 |
| Grey thill |
2 |
4 |
|
205 |
5 |
| Blue metal |
4 |
2 |
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209 |
7 |
| COAL - Five-Quarter Seam |
5 |
4 |
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214 |
11 |
| COAL |
3 |
8 |
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| COAL, coarse splint |
1 |
8 |
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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 0702 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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