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Garmondsway Moor Colliery

Anne Pit

Strata sunk through in the West of Anne Pit, Garmondsway Moor Colliery, near Bishop Middleham. 1837-8

Shaft Details

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Geology encountered   Thickness   Depth
  ft. in.   ft. in.
Outset    11  0     11  0
Soil    1  0     12  0
Clay    26  6     38  6
Yellow limestone    113  4     151  10
Brown limestone    39  0     190  10
Blue limestone    11  0     201  10
Blue and brown limestone, mixed    13  6     215  4
Blue limestone    98  8     314  0
Blue metal    5  9     319  9
COAL    1  0     320  9
Blue metal    11  9     332  6
White post    16  6     349  0
Grey and black metal    14  6     363  6
Black stone    4  0     367  6
Post girdle    1  0     368  6
Grey metal    5  6     374  0
COAL    1  6     375  6
Grey metal    9  10     385  4
COAL    0  7     385  11
Thill    2  0     387  11
Grey metal    4  1     392  0
Strong white post    1  6     393  6
Grey post    6  8     400  2
COAL    4  10     405  0
Thill    1  0     406  0
Grey metal    33  0     439  0
COAL    0  10     439  10
Stone    0  2     440  0
COAL    0  10     440  10
Black stone    0  6     441  4
COAL    2  4     443  8
Black stone    0  4     444  0
COAL    1  7     445  7
Blue metal    4  9     450  4

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 0949 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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