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Pittington Colliery
Buddle Pit
Strata sunk through in the Buddle Pit, North Pittington Colliery
Shaft Details
Approximate surface level 315 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. |
| Soil |
1 |
0 |
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1 |
0 |
| Soily clay |
5 |
0 |
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6 |
0 |
| Strong blue clay, mixed with limestone |
17 |
9 |
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23 |
9 |
| Mild jointy freestone |
47 |
7 |
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71 |
4 |
| Soft blue metal |
1 |
4 |
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72 |
8 |
| COAL, splint, with water |
3 |
1 |
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75 |
9 |
| Soft blue metal |
33 |
4 |
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109 |
1 |
| Black stone |
3 |
9 |
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112 |
10 |
| COAL - Three-Quarter Seam |
9 |
2 |
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122 |
0 |
| COAL, foul |
1 |
2 |
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| Black stone |
0 |
10 |
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| COAL, foul |
0 |
5 |
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| Black stone |
0 |
2½ |
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| COAL, foul |
0 |
6½ |
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| Black stone |
1 |
0 |
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| COAL, foul |
0 |
5 |
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| COAL |
4 |
7 |
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| Soft grey metal |
2 |
6 |
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124 |
6 |
| Grey metal |
7 |
0 |
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131 |
6 |
| Grey post girdle, with water |
1 |
6 |
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133 |
0 |
| Grey metal |
23 |
3 |
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156 |
3 |
| Soft black stone, with coal pipes |
1 |
3 |
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157 |
6 |
| COAL - Five-Quarter Seam |
3 |
7 |
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161 |
1 |
| COAL, splint |
0 |
2 |
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| COAL, good |
3 |
2 |
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| COAL, splint |
0 |
3 |
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| Soft black thill |
4 |
1 |
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165 |
2 |
| Grey metal, with post girdles |
4 |
11 |
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170 |
1 |
| Strong post girdle, with water |
1 |
4 |
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171 |
5 |
| Blue metal |
3 |
9 |
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175 |
3 |
| Grey metal, with post girdles |
2 |
11 |
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178 |
2 |
| Soft black stone |
1 |
5 |
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179 |
7 |
| Soft blue metal |
7 |
10 |
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187 |
5 |
| Soft black stone |
3 |
11 |
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191 |
5 |
| Soft blue metal, with whin balls |
4 |
2 |
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195 |
7 |
| Soft black stone |
1 |
10 |
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197 |
5 |
| Grey metal |
1 |
5 |
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198 |
10 |
| COAL - Main Coal Seam |
3 |
5 |
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202 |
4 |
| COAL, foul |
0 |
3½ |
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| COAL, good |
3 |
0 |
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| COAL, foul |
0 |
2 |
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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 1540 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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