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Ouston Colliery
E Pit
Account of Strata sunk through in the Ouston E Pit, near Birtley, July 19th, 1888
Shaft Details
Sunk: 19 Jul 1888, Closed: Jan 1959
Approximate surface level 105 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. |
| Brown soil |
1 |
3 |
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1 |
3 |
| Yellow clay |
3 |
0 |
|
4 |
3 |
| Blue clay, with sandy beds |
8 |
0 |
|
12 |
3 |
| Clean blue clay |
36 |
0 |
|
48 |
3 |
| Loamy clay |
18 |
0 |
|
66 |
3 |
| Strong clay, with small gravel |
6 |
0 |
|
72 |
3 |
| Extra strong clay, with large boulders |
25 |
0 |
|
97 |
3 |
| Fine sand |
10 |
6 |
|
107 |
9 |
| Strong blue clay |
1 |
3 |
|
109 |
0 |
| Sandy rough gravel |
10 |
0 |
|
119 |
0 |
| Soft shaly blue metal |
9 |
0 |
|
128 |
0 |
| White post |
20 |
6 |
|
148 |
6 |
| COAL |
1 |
6 |
|
150 |
0 |
| Seggar-clay |
3 |
0 |
|
153 |
0 |
| Blue metal, with post girdles |
24 |
0 |
|
177 |
0 |
| Strong white post |
5 |
6 |
|
182 |
6 |
| Grey metal, with post girdles |
6 |
6 |
|
189 |
0 |
| Strong white post |
23 |
0 |
|
212 |
0 |
| Blue metal |
5 |
0 |
|
217 |
0 |
| Strong post girdle |
1 |
0 |
|
218 |
0 |
| Blue metal |
4 |
6 |
|
222 |
6 |
| COAL - Hutton Seam |
5 |
0 |
|
227 |
6 |
| COAL |
4 |
6 |
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| COAL, coarse |
0 |
6 |
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| Black shale |
0 |
6 |
|
228 |
0 |
| Seggar-clay |
2 |
6 |
|
230 |
6 |
| Post girdle |
1 |
0 |
|
231 |
6 |
| Strong white post |
9 |
9 |
|
241 |
3 |
| Blue metal |
2 |
0 |
|
243 |
3 |
| COAL |
0 |
1 |
|
243 |
4 |
| Seggar-clay |
2 |
8 |
|
246 |
0 |
| Blue metal, with iron girdles |
6 |
0 |
|
252 |
0 |
| Strong grey metal, with post girdles |
18 |
0 |
|
270 |
0 |
| COAL, coarse |
0 |
6 |
|
270 |
6 |
| Grey metal |
5 |
8 |
|
276 |
2 |
| Hard whin girdle |
1 |
4 |
|
277 |
6 |
| Blue metal |
3 |
2 |
|
280 |
8 |
| COAL |
0 |
10 |
|
281 |
6 |
| Seggar-clay, very posty |
2 |
9 |
|
284 |
3 |
| Strong post girdle |
1 |
3 |
|
285 |
6 |
| Grey metal |
0 |
3 |
|
285 |
9 |
| White post |
4 |
0 |
|
289 |
9 |
| Dark grey post |
3 |
9 |
|
293 |
6 |
| Close brown whin |
2 |
9 |
|
296 |
3 |
| White flaggy post |
9 |
9 |
|
306 |
0 |
| Grey metal |
6 |
0 |
|
312 |
0 |
| Blue metal |
9 |
7 |
|
321 |
7 |
| COAL |
0 |
2 |
|
321 |
9 |
| Seggar-clay |
2 |
3 |
|
324 |
0 |
| Strong grey metal, with post girdles |
6 |
0 |
|
330 |
0 |
| White post |
11 |
0 |
|
341 |
0 |
| Whin girdle |
2 |
0 |
|
343 |
0 |
| Blue metal |
4 |
6 |
|
347 |
6 |
| COAL, shaly |
0 |
9 |
|
348 |
3 |
| Seggar-clay |
1 |
0 |
|
349 |
3 |
| Post girdle |
0 |
3 |
|
349 |
6 |
| Strong blue metal |
5 |
0 |
|
354 |
6 |
| COAL |
0 |
9 |
|
355 |
3 |
| Seggar-clay |
4 |
0 |
|
359 |
3 |
| Post girdle |
3 |
0 |
|
362 |
3 |
| Blue metal, with iron balls |
5 |
0 |
|
367 |
3 |
| Grey metal |
14 |
0 |
|
381 |
3 |
| COAL |
0 |
2 |
|
381 |
5 |
| Strong posty seggar-clay |
4 |
0 |
|
385 |
5 |
| Grey metal, with iron balls |
9 |
0 |
|
394 |
5 |
| White post |
10 |
0 |
|
404 |
5 |
| COAL |
0 |
10 |
|
405 |
3 |
| Dark shaly seggar-clay |
1 |
0 |
|
406 |
3 |
| Grey post |
3 |
0 |
|
409 |
3 |
| Grey metal, with thin bands |
3 |
0 |
|
412 |
3 |
| COAL |
1 |
8 |
|
413 |
11 |
| Seggar-clay |
5 |
0 |
|
418 |
11 |
| Grey metal, with thin post bands |
4 |
0 |
|
422 |
11 |
| White post |
8 |
3 |
|
431 |
2 |
| Grey metal, with iron girdles |
9 |
0 |
|
440 |
2 |
| Seggar-clay and post, mixed |
7 |
6 |
|
447 |
8 |
| Grey metal |
3 |
6 |
|
451 |
2 |
| Grey post |
4 |
6 |
|
455 |
8 |
| Strong grey metal, with thin post girdles |
8 |
8 |
|
464 |
4 |
| Blue metal |
4 |
2 |
|
468 |
6 |
| COAL - Busty Seam |
5 |
6 |
|
474 |
0 |
| COAL |
2 |
7 |
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| Band |
0 |
1¾ |
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| COAL |
0 |
2¾ |
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| Band |
0 |
11 |
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| COAL |
1 |
7½ |
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| Posty seggar-clay |
2 |
8 |
|
476 |
8 |
| White post |
15 |
4 |
|
492 |
0 |
| Grey metal |
0 |
2 |
|
492 |
2 |
| Very strong white post |
11 |
4 |
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503 |
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 2886 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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