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Garesfield Colliery
Bute Pit
An Account of Strata sunk through in the Chopwell Bute Pit, Garesfield Colliery, by Samuel Coxon. 1867
Shaft Details
Sunk: 1867
Approximate surface level 520 feet above sea (Ordnance datum)
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fathoms, feet & inches, or metres
 
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| Geology encountered |
Thickness |
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Depth |
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ft. |
in. |
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ft. |
in. |
| Gravel, including outset |
12 |
0 |
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12 |
0 |
| COAL - Towneley Seam (outcrop) |
0 |
0 |
|
12 |
0 |
| Fire clay |
3 |
0 |
|
15 |
0 |
| Mixed post |
18 |
4 |
|
33 |
4 |
| COAL |
0 |
9 |
|
34 |
1 |
| Clay |
2 |
11 |
|
37 |
0 |
| White post |
27 |
0 |
|
64 |
0 |
| COAL - Tilley Seam |
1 |
8 |
|
65 |
8 |
| Good fire clay |
2 |
0 |
|
67 |
8 |
| Blue metal, with iron girdles |
10 |
4 |
|
78 |
0 |
| COAL |
0 |
2 |
|
78 |
2 |
| Fire clay |
1 |
6 |
|
79 |
8 |
| Blue metal, with iron catheads |
6 |
0 |
|
85 |
8 |
| Bastard whin |
2 |
0 |
|
87 |
8 |
| Strong grey metal, with post girdles |
5 |
3 |
|
92 |
11 |
| Strong post |
0 |
9 |
|
93 |
8 |
| Soft blue metal stone |
3 |
10 |
|
97 |
6 |
| COAL - Stone Coal Seam |
2 |
6 |
|
100 |
0 |
| Good fire clay |
1 |
6 |
|
101 |
6 |
| Fire clay, with catheads |
1 |
0 |
|
102 |
6 |
| Blue metal, with whin and iron balls |
18 |
0 |
|
120 |
6 |
| Whin |
1 |
6 |
|
122 |
0 |
| Strong blue metal, with iron balls |
4 |
0 |
|
126 |
0 |
| COAL - Five-Quarter Seam |
3 |
2 |
|
129 |
2 |
| Good fire clay |
0 |
10 |
|
130 |
0 |
| Thill |
2 |
2 |
|
132 |
2 |
| Post |
1 |
4 |
|
133 |
6 |
| Grey metal, with strong post girdles |
3 |
3 |
|
136 |
9 |
| Post and whin |
1 |
7 |
|
138 |
4 |
| Blue metal |
2 |
8 |
|
141 |
0 |
| Soft blue and black stone, with iron girdles |
6 |
2 |
|
147 |
2 |
| Blue metal, with iron girdles |
2 |
0 |
|
149 |
2 |
| COAL - Three-Quarter Seam |
2 |
8 |
|
151 |
10 |
| COAL, good |
1 |
7½ |
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| Stone band |
0 |
1 |
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| COAL, good |
0 |
8½ |
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| Stone band |
0 |
0½ |
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| COAL, good |
0 |
2½ |
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| Thill |
1 |
0 |
|
152 |
10 |
| Blue and grey metal |
9 |
4 |
|
162 |
2 |
| Black stone and splint |
0 |
8 |
|
162 |
10 |
| Post |
0 |
4 |
|
163 |
2 |
| COAL |
0 |
4 |
|
163 |
6 |
| Thill |
6 |
0 |
|
169 |
6 |
| Strong grey metal |
2 |
9 |
|
172 |
3 |
| Iron girdle |
0 |
7 |
|
172 |
10 |
| Strong grey metal |
3 |
4 |
|
176 |
2 |
| Iron girdle |
0 |
4 |
|
176 |
6 |
| Grey metal |
1 |
8 |
|
178 |
2 |
| Bastard whin |
0 |
8 |
|
178 |
10 |
| Grey metal, with post girdles |
4 |
8 |
|
183 |
6 |
| COAL - Brockwell Seam |
4 |
0 |
|
187 |
6 |
| COAL |
0 |
6½ |
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| Clay band |
0 |
7 |
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| COAL |
0 |
4½ |
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| Black stone |
0 |
2½ |
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| COAL |
1 |
11½ |
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| Splint |
0 |
4 |
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| Good fire clay |
1 |
4 |
|
188 |
10 |
| COAL, coarse |
0 |
5 |
|
189 |
3 |
| Clay band |
0 |
3 |
|
189 |
6 |
| COAL |
0 |
2 |
|
189 |
8 |
| Strong clay, with catheads |
1 |
7 |
|
191 |
3 |
| Strong white post |
6 |
3 |
|
197 |
6 |
| Brown whin |
2 |
3 |
|
199 |
9 |
| Grey metal |
6 |
0 |
|
205 |
9 |
| Blue metal |
2 |
6 |
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208 |
3 |
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Source: An Account of the strata of Northumberland & Durham as proved by Borings & Sinkings, Volume F-K, published by the North of England Institute of Mining & Mechanical Engineers, 1885
 original entry for sinking/boring number 0948 in "An Account of the strata of Northumberland & Durham as proved by Borings & Sinkings, Volume F-K, published by the North of England Institute of Mining & Mechanical Engineers, 1885"
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