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Earsdon Colliery
A Pit
Account of Strata sunk through in the A Pit, Earsdon Colliery. Begun February 27th, 1826
Shaft Details
Sunk: 27 Feb 1826
Approximate surface level 200 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. |
| Soil |
1 |
0 |
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1 |
0 |
| Yellow clay |
2 |
0 |
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3 |
0 |
| Strong blue clay |
6 |
6 |
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9 |
6 |
| COAL |
1 |
0 |
|
10 |
6 |
| Blue clay |
12 |
6 |
|
23 |
0 |
| Grey metal stone and whin girdles |
18 |
8 |
|
41 |
8 |
| Blue metal girdles |
5 |
0 |
|
46 |
8 |
| COAL |
0 |
10 |
|
47 |
6 |
| Light grey thill |
2 |
0 |
|
49 |
6 |
| Grey metal stone and post |
34 |
9 |
|
84 |
3 |
| Black stone |
1 |
6 |
|
85 |
9 |
| Black stone, mixed with coal |
1 |
3 |
|
87 |
0 |
| White post, with gullets |
27 |
6 |
|
114 |
6 |
| COAL |
0 |
6 |
|
115 |
0 |
| White thill |
12 |
0 |
|
127 |
0 |
| Light grey metal stone |
10 |
10 |
|
137 |
10 |
| White post |
48 |
2 |
|
186 |
0 |
| COAL |
0 |
8 |
|
186 |
8 |
| Dark grey metal |
3 |
0 |
|
189 |
8 |
| Grey metal and post girdles |
10 |
4 |
|
200 |
0 |
| Grey metal and post girdles |
8 |
6 |
|
208 |
6 |
| COAL, sooty |
1 |
0 |
|
209 |
6 |
| Grey thill |
2 |
0 |
|
211 |
6 |
| Blue metal, with post girdles |
15 |
0 |
|
226 |
6 |
| White post |
3 |
8 |
|
230 |
2 |
| Grey metal |
3 |
1 |
|
233 |
3 |
| Dark blue metal |
2 |
5 |
|
235 |
8 |
| COAL |
0 |
6 |
|
236 |
2 |
| Grey metal thill |
1 |
6 |
|
237 |
8 |
| Grey metal stone and girdles |
7 |
3 |
|
244 |
11 |
| Whin |
0 |
8 |
|
245 |
7 |
| Grey post, with metal partings |
8 |
2 |
|
253 |
9 |
| Blue metal |
1 |
0 |
|
254 |
9 |
| COAL |
1 |
2 |
|
255 |
11 |
| Dark grey metal, mixed with coal |
0 |
6 |
|
256 |
5 |
| Grey metal stone |
4 |
0 |
|
260 |
5 |
| White post |
3 |
1 |
|
263 |
6 |
| Grey metal stone and post girdles |
3 |
0 |
|
266 |
6 |
| |
8 |
0 |
|
274 |
6 |
| |
3 |
5 |
|
277 |
11 |
| |
14 |
5 |
|
292 |
4 |
| |
1 |
0 |
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293 |
4 |
| |
0 |
8 |
|
294 |
0 |
| |
5 |
0 |
|
299 |
0 |
| |
2 |
5 |
|
301 |
5 |
| |
3 |
2 |
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304 |
7 |
| |
32 |
6 |
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337 |
1 |
| Light grey metal stone, with post girdles |
9 |
0 |
|
346 |
1 |
| Blue metal |
2 |
6 |
|
348 |
7 |
| COAL |
0 |
4 |
|
348 |
11 |
| Post and grey metal thill |
4 |
0 |
|
352 |
11 |
| White post girdles |
3 |
6 |
|
356 |
5 |
| Grey metal |
1 |
6 |
|
357 |
11 |
| Post girdles |
0 |
7 |
|
358 |
6 |
| Grey metal and post girdles |
8 |
1 |
|
366 |
7 |
| Dark blue metal |
5 |
0 |
|
371 |
7 |
| Blue stone |
13 |
0 |
|
384 |
7 |
| COAL and stone |
1 |
4 |
|
385 |
11 |
| Dark grey thill |
2 |
7 |
|
388 |
6 |
| Grey post, with metal partings |
3 |
0 |
|
391 |
6 |
| White post |
35 |
0 |
|
426 |
6 |
| Grey metal, with girdles |
6 |
11 |
|
433 |
5 |
| COAL |
6 |
11 |
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440 |
4 |
| COAL |
1 |
9 |
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| COAL, scared with brass |
3 |
10 |
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| COAL, soft, with a small mixture of flaky black metal |
0 |
2 |
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| COAL, with water |
1 |
2 |
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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 0744 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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