Green Laws (Lead Ore)
Account of Strata sunk through in the Greenlaws Mine, Wear Valley
Shaft Details
Approximate surface level 1400 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. |
| Plate |
45 |
9 |
|
45 |
9 |
| Hazle |
9 |
6 |
|
55 |
3 |
| Plate |
34 |
0 |
|
89 |
3 |
| Limestone |
7 |
0 |
|
96 |
3 |
| Plate |
5 |
0 |
|
101 |
3 |
| Hazle |
8 |
0 |
|
109 |
3 |
| Plate |
20 |
0 |
|
129 |
3 |
| Hazle |
16 |
0 |
|
145 |
3 |
| Plate |
5 |
6 |
|
150 |
9 |
| COAL |
0 |
6 |
|
151 |
3 |
| Hazle |
2 |
0 |
|
153 |
3 |
| Plate |
2 |
0 |
|
155 |
3 |
| Hazle |
1 |
6 |
|
156 |
9 |
| Plate |
6 |
0 |
|
162 |
9 |
| Great Limestone |
57 |
6 |
|
220 |
3 |
| Hazle |
29 |
0 |
|
249 |
3 |
| Plate |
10 |
0 |
|
259 |
3 |
| Limestone |
2 |
0 |
|
261 |
3 |
| Hazle |
13 |
6 |
|
274 |
9 |
| Plate |
30 |
0 |
|
304 |
9 |
| Limestone |
18 |
6 |
|
323 |
3 |
| Plate |
2 |
0 |
|
325 |
3 |
| Hazle |
32 |
0 |
|
357 |
3 |
| Plate |
57 |
0 |
|
414 |
3 |
| Limestone |
11 |
0 |
|
425 |
3 |
| Hazle |
37 |
0 |
|
462 |
3 |
| Plate |
16 |
0 |
|
478 |
3 |
| Limestone |
23 |
0 |
|
501 |
3 |
| Plate |
11 |
0 |
|
512 |
3 |
| Hazle |
37 |
6 |
|
549 |
9 |
| Plate |
11 |
0 |
|
560 |
9 |
| Scar Limestone |
23 |
0 |
|
583 |
9 |
| Hazle |
3 |
0 |
|
586 |
9 |
| Plate |
3 |
0 |
|
589 |
9 |
| Hazle |
2 |
0 |
|
591 |
9 |
| Plate |
11 |
0 |
|
602 |
9 |
| Hazle |
1 |
0 |
|
603 |
9 |
| Plate |
5 |
0 |
|
608 |
9 |
| Hazle |
1 |
6 |
|
610 |
3 |
| Plate |
8 |
0 |
|
618 |
3 |
| Hazle |
2 |
0 |
|
620 |
3 |
| Plate |
4 |
0 |
|
624 |
3 |
| Limestone |
8 |
0 |
|
632 |
3 |
| Hazle |
3 |
3 |
|
635 |
6 |
| Plate |
74 |
0 |
|
709 |
6 |
| Limestone |
52 |
6 |
|
762 |
0 |
| Plate |
0 |
6 |
|
762 |
6 |
| Whin Sill, into |
0 |
0 |
|
762 |
6 |
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Source: An Account of the strata of Northumberland & Durham as proved by Borings & Sinkings, Supplement, published by the North of England Institute of Mining & Mechanical Engineers, 1910
original entry for sinking/boring number 2961 in "An Account of the strata of Northumberland & Durham as proved by Borings & Sinkings, Supplement, published by the North of England Institute of Mining & Mechanical Engineers, 1910"
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