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Seaton Delaval Colliery

D Pit

Section of Strata sunk in Lord Hasting' Royalty, C and D Pits, Seaton Delaval Colliery

Shaft Details

Sunk: 1838, Closed: 27 May 1960

Approximate surface level 118 feet above sea (Ordnance datum)

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Geology encountered   Thickness   Depth
  ft. in.   ft. in.
Outset to top of screen platform    23  6     23  6
Mild blue clay    18  7     42  1
Sand, with water    4  0     46  1
Strong brown clay    40  0     86  1
Grey metal    16  5     102  6
COAL    1  0     103  6
Thill    1  0     104  6
Strong white post    1  4     105  10
Mild cashy post    2  2     108  0
Grey metal stone    10  4     118  4
Strong grey post    3  8     122  0
Grey metal, with post girdles    1  11     124  0
Grey metal, with post girdles    0  6     124  6
Mild scamy post    0  7     125  1
Grey metal    4  0     129  1
COAL    2  6     131  7
Thill    6  3     137  10
Mild white post    35  2     173  0
COAL    0  8     173  8
Thill    0  10     174  6
Mild scamy post    5  6     180  0
Grey metal stone    6  6     186  6
COAL    0  6     187  0
Strong thill    2  3     189  3
Strong grey post, with partings    6  0     195  3
Grey metal stone    8  2     203  5
Black metal    6  0     209  5
COAL    1  0     210  5
Thill    0  6     210  11
Grey metal, with post and whin girdles    36  9     247  8
COAL - High Main Seam    2  10     250  6
Black stone, mixed with coal    3  2     253  8
Thill    3  0     256  8
Grey metal stone    33  0     289  8
Grey scamy post, with metal partings    9  0     298  8
Whin    3  0     301  8
Strong grey metal stone    72  0     373  8
Strong white post    1  3     374  11
COAL    0  9     375  8
Grey metal    0  6     376  2
Strong white post    2  0     378  2
Black stone    1  9     379  11
Grey metal    1  9     381  8
COAL    0  11     382  7
Grey scamy post, with metal partings    3  0     385  7
Strong grey metal stone    8  0     393  7
Black metal, and ironstone girdles    9  0     402  7
Thill    3  0     405  7
Grey metal    3  0     408  7
Strong grey post, with metal partings    12  0     420  7
Grey metal stone, with post girdles    20  2     440  9
COAL - Yard Seam    2  9     443  6
Strong white post    4  0     447  6
Strong grey post, with metal partings    6  0     453  6
COAL    0  8     454  2
Black stone    2  6     456  8
Thill    2  6     459  2
Strong grey metal, with post girdles    6  0     465  2
Strong white post    15  0     480  2
Grey post, with metal partings    6  0     486  2
Strong grey metal stone    1  7     487  9
Black stone, mixed with coal    4  0     491  9
Grey metal    10  0     501  9
Strong white post, hard and coarse    81  9     583  6
Blue metal    2  0     585  6
COAL - Hartley Stone Coal    2  0     587  6
Thill    1  10     589  4
Grey metal    3  2     592  6
Grey scamy post    3  9     596  3
Grey metal stone, with post girdles    8  4     604  7
Blue metal    1  6     606  1
Grey metal    12  0     618  1
Whin    1  0     619  1
Grey metal, and post girdles    3  8     622  9
Whin    1  0     623  9
Grey post    2  0     625  9
Grey metal    3  4     629  1
Strong white post    5  0     634  1
COAL - Low Main Seam    2  11     637  0
    Jet or black stone    0  7       
    COAL    2  4       
Thill    1  6     638  6

Source: An Account of the strata of Northumberland & Durham as proved by Borings & Sinkings, Volume S-T, published by the North of England Institute of Mining & Mechanical Engineers, 1894

  original entry for sinking/boring number 1693 in "An Account of the strata of Northumberland & Durham as proved by Borings & Sinkings, Volume S-T, published by the North of England Institute of Mining & Mechanical Engineers, 1894"

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