Galligill Syke (Lead Ore)
Account of Strata sunk through at Galligill Syke Lead-mine, Nent Valley West
Shaft Details
Approximate surface level 1400 feet above sea (Ordnance datum)
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| Geology encountered |
Thickness |
|
Depth |
| |
ft. |
in. |
|
ft. |
in. |
| Fell Top Limestone |
6 |
0 |
|
6 |
0 |
| Hazle, called Upper Coal Sill |
18 |
0 |
|
24 |
0 |
| Plate |
36 |
0 |
|
60 |
0 |
| Hazle, called Whetstone Sill |
18 |
0 |
|
78 |
0 |
| Plate |
24 |
0 |
|
102 |
0 |
| Hazle |
24 |
0 |
|
126 |
0 |
| Plate |
16 |
0 |
|
142 |
0 |
| Hazle, called Upper Slate Sill |
18 |
0 |
|
160 |
0 |
| Plate |
14 |
0 |
|
174 |
0 |
| Hazle, called Lower Slate Sill |
18 |
0 |
|
192 |
0 |
| Plate |
17 |
0 |
|
209 |
0 |
| Hazle, called ironstone |
13 |
0 |
|
222 |
0 |
| Plate |
6 |
6 |
|
228 |
6 |
| COAL |
1 |
6 |
|
230 |
0 |
| Hazle, called firestone |
31 |
0 |
|
261 |
0 |
| Plate |
41 |
0 |
|
302 |
0 |
| Girdle bed |
15 |
0 |
|
317 |
0 |
| Plate |
9 |
6 |
|
326 |
6 |
| Pattinson's Sill or Hazle |
7 |
0 |
|
333 |
6 |
| Plate |
14 |
6 |
|
348 |
0 |
| Little Limestone |
8 |
0 |
|
356 |
0 |
| Hazle |
4 |
0 |
|
360 |
0 |
| Plate |
11 |
6 |
|
371 |
6 |
| COAL |
1 |
6 |
|
373 |
0 |
| Hazle, called High Coal Sill |
13 |
0 |
|
386 |
0 |
| Plate |
8 |
6 |
|
394 |
6 |
| COAL |
0 |
6 |
|
395 |
0 |
| Hazle, called Low Coal Sill |
6 |
0 |
|
401 |
0 |
| Plate |
24 |
0 |
|
425 |
0 |
| Limestone, Tumbler Bed |
15 |
0 |
|
440 |
0 |
| Great Limestone |
48 |
0 |
|
488 |
0 |
| Hazle, called tuft |
7 |
0 |
|
495 |
0 |
| Plate |
19 |
0 |
|
514 |
0 |
| Quarry Hazle |
19 |
0 |
|
533 |
0 |
| Plate |
30 |
0 |
|
563 |
0 |
| Four Fathoms Limestone |
26 |
0 |
|
589 |
0 |
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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 2370 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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