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Lintz Colliery

Anna Pit

An Account of Strata sunk through in the Anna Pit, Lintz Colliery

Shaft Details

Closed: Mar 1929

Approximate surface level 630 feet above sea (Ordnance datum)

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Geology encountered   Thickness   Depth
  ft. in.   ft. in.
Soil    0  9     0  9
Yellow gravelly clay    4  6     5  3
Brown gravel    3  0     8  3
Grey sand    1  3     9  6
Loam and gravel    9  6     19  0
Brown post    34  0     53  0
Grey metal    12  0     65  0
Strong grey post    26  0     91  0
COAL - Hutton Seam    8  5     99  5
    COAL    6  1       
    Black metal    0  7       
    COAL    1  9       
Grey metal    4  6     103  11
COAL - Little Coal Seam    2  3     106  2
    COAL, not good    2  3       
Post thill    3  0     109  2
Grey metal    11  5     120  7
COAL - Main Coal Seam    3  5     124  0
Seggar clay, thill    2  3     126  3
Blue metal    3  6     129  9
Grey metal, with iron balls and water    7  0     136  9
Grey metal, with a little water    49  3     186  0
Strong grey post    6  5     192  5
Brown metal parting    0  4     192  9
Strong grey post, with a little water    20  2     212  11
COAL - Beaumont Seam    2  1     215  0
    COAL    0  3       
    Black stone    0  2       
    COAL    0         
    Grey metal    0  2       
    COAL    1  2       
Seggar clay    0  5     215  5
Grey metal    2  9     218  2
Blue metal    5  6     223  9
Grey post, with metal partings    5  0     228  9
White post, with whin balls    4  6     233  3
Grey metal    3  9     237  0
White post    3  9     240  9
Blue metal, with iron girdles    3  0     243  9
Black metal    5  0     248  9
Mild blue metal    15  3     264  0
COAL - Hodge Seam    3  5     267  5
    COAL, very good    1  0       
    Valuable seggar clay    1  9       
    COAL    0  2       
    Black stone    0  3       
    COAL    0  3       
Grey post    5  3     272  8
Grey metal    3  0     275  8
COAL - Tilley Seam    1  9     277  5
    COAL    0  5       
    Black stone    0  3       
    COAL    1  1       
Grey metal, with post girdles    4  8     282  1
Very strong grey post    12  8     294  9
Dark grey laminated post    1  6     296  3
COAL - Hand Coal Seam    0  6     296  9
Post thill    3  3     300  0
Strong grey metal, with post girdles    6  1     306  1
COAL    0  4     306  5
Strong post thill    2  2     308  7
Post girdle    4  8     313  3
Grey post, with 1,800 gallons of water per hour    5  2     318  5
Brown whin    2  2     320  7
Post, with metal partings    10  7     331  2
COAL    3  5     334  7
    COAL    2  5       
    Black stone    0  9       
    COAL, not good    0  3       
Strong grey metal    15  0     349  7
Post girdles    1  0     350  7
Grey metal    4  6     355  1
Post girdle    1  0     356  1
COAL - Busty Bank Seam    8  2     364  3
    COAL (Aug. 9th, 1855)    0  2       
    Black or dark post    0  2       
    COAL, good    3  0       
    Seggar clay, good    2  0       
    COAL, good    2  10       
Seggar clay, very good    1  8     365  11
Seggar clay, with iron balls    6  0     371  11
Grey metal    3  6     375  5
Fire clay, with iron balls    3  2     378  7
White post    32  10     411  5
Blue metal    0  8     412  1
White post    2  10     414  11
COAL - Three-Quarter Seam    3  8     418  7
    COAL    2  11       
    Black shale band    0  4       
    COAL    0  5       
Fire clay    2  0     420  7
COAL, coarse    0  5     421  0
Fire clay, with iron balls    2  0     423  0
White post    36  11     459  11
COAL - Brockwell Seam    3  4     463  3
    COAL, good    2  4       
    Stone band    0         
    COAL, good    0  8       
Post girdle    1  0     464  3
Grey metal, with iron balls    7  0     471  3

Source: An Account of the strata of Northumberland & Durham as proved by Borings & Sinkings, Volume L-R, published by the North of England Institute of Mining & Mechanical Engineers, 1887

  original entry for sinking/boring number 1282 in "An Account of the strata of Northumberland & Durham as proved by Borings & Sinkings, Volume L-R, published by the North of England Institute of Mining & Mechanical Engineers, 1887"

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