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Tursdale Colliery
Section of Strata sunk through at Tursdale Colliery. 1859
Shaft Details
Closed: 1968
Approximate surface level 300 feet above sea (Ordnance datum)
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| Geology encountered |
Thickness |
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Depth |
| |
ft. |
in. |
|
ft. |
in. |
| Soil |
1 |
0 |
|
1 |
0 |
| Yellow clay |
6 |
0 |
|
7 |
0 |
| Sand and gravel, with water |
25 |
0 |
|
32 |
0 |
| Blue clay |
30 |
6 |
|
62 |
6 |
| Sand, with water |
3 |
0 |
|
65 |
6 |
| Blue clay |
20 |
0 |
|
85 |
6 |
| Soft blue metal |
2 |
0 |
|
87 |
6 |
| Grey post |
14 |
0 |
|
101 |
6 |
| Whin |
2 |
6 |
|
104 |
0 |
| Strong white post |
22 |
2 |
|
126 |
2 |
| COAL - Low Main Seam |
2 |
0 |
|
128 |
2 |
| Fire clay |
3 |
10 |
|
132 |
0 |
| Grey post, mixed with bastard whin |
13 |
6 |
|
145 |
6 |
| Grey metal |
18 |
6 |
|
164 |
0 |
| COAL |
0 |
4 |
|
164 |
4 |
| Fire clay |
1 |
6 |
|
165 |
10 |
| Grey post |
6 |
11 |
|
172 |
9 |
| Dark post, with girdles |
5 |
3 |
|
178 |
0 |
| COAL |
0 |
6 |
|
178 |
6 |
| Grey metal |
3 |
8 |
|
182 |
2 |
| COAL |
0 |
2 |
|
182 |
4 |
| Fire clay |
0 |
8 |
|
183 |
0 |
| Grey metal |
3 |
4 |
|
186 |
4 |
| Strong grey metal, inclining to post |
1 |
2 |
|
187 |
6 |
| Grey post, with whin girdles and water |
8 |
8 |
|
196 |
2 |
| Grey metal, with post girdles |
5 |
10 |
|
202 |
0 |
| COAL - Top of Hutton Seam |
1 |
10 |
|
203 |
10 |
| Fire clay |
1 |
6 |
|
205 |
4 |
| Grey metal, with ironstone bands |
19 |
7 |
|
224 |
11 |
| COAL - Bottom of Hutton Seam |
1 |
5 |
|
226 |
4 |
| Fire clay |
2 |
8 |
|
229 |
0 |
| Grey metal |
16 |
0 |
|
245 |
0 |
| Grey post, with whin girdles |
10 |
4 |
|
255 |
4 |
| Grey metal, with ironstone |
13 |
6 |
|
268 |
10 |
| Strong grey post, with water |
31 |
2 |
|
300 |
0 |
| Strong grey post, with water |
7 |
1 |
|
307 |
1 |
| Strong grey metal, mixed with post |
12 |
4 |
|
319 |
5 |
| Dark metal, with ironstone bands |
3 |
0 |
|
322 |
5 |
| COAL |
0 |
4 |
|
322 |
9 |
| Fire clay |
1 |
0 |
|
323 |
9 |
| Grey metal |
1 |
2 |
|
324 |
11 |
| Strong grey post, with girdles |
10 |
7 |
|
335 |
6 |
| Grey metal ,with girdles |
31 |
3 |
|
366 |
9 |
| COAL |
0 |
0 |
|
366 |
10 |
| Fire clay |
8 |
10 |
|
375 |
8 |
| Grey metal |
30 |
0 |
|
405 |
8 |
| COAL - Harvey Seam |
2 |
3 |
|
407 |
11 |
| Fire clay |
4 |
9 |
|
412 |
8 |
| Strong grey metal |
4 |
0 |
|
416 |
8 |
| COAL |
0 |
6 |
|
417 |
2 |
| Dark metal |
0 |
6 |
|
417 |
8 |
| Fire clay |
2 |
0 |
|
419 |
8 |
| Grey post |
6 |
4 |
|
426 |
0 |
| COAL |
0 |
2 |
|
426 |
2 |
| Fire clay |
4 |
8 |
|
430 |
10 |
| Grey metal, with girdles |
64 |
5 |
|
495 |
3 |
| Grey post |
38 |
5 |
|
533 |
8 |
| Grey metal, with ironstone |
9 |
7 |
|
543 |
3 |
| COAL - Busty Seam |
5 |
6 |
|
548 |
9 |
| COAL |
2 |
8 |
|
|
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| Band |
0 |
10 |
|
|
|
| COAL |
2 |
0 |
|
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| Sunk through further in a Staple, at 70 chains N. 45° W. from Pit Shaft :— |
0 |
0 |
|
548 |
9 |
| Strong seggar |
1 |
3 |
|
550 |
0 |
| Grey metal |
5 |
3 |
|
555 |
3 |
| Strong white post |
54 |
0 |
|
609 |
3 |
| Soft blue stone |
2 |
5 |
|
611 |
8 |
| COAL |
2 |
2 |
|
613 |
10 |
| COAL |
0 |
6 |
|
|
|
| Seggar band |
0 |
4 |
|
|
|
| COAL |
1 |
4 |
|
|
|
| Seggar band |
2 |
6 |
|
616 |
4 |
| Post |
6 |
0 |
|
622 |
4 |
| Grey metal |
16 |
0 |
|
638 |
4 |
| Black stone |
1 |
6 |
|
639 |
10 |
| Grey metal |
2 |
6 |
|
642 |
4 |
| Black stone |
1 |
10 |
|
644 |
2 |
| Blue metal |
1 |
1 |
|
645 |
3 |
| Post |
17 |
8 |
|
662 |
11 |
| Blue metal |
4 |
3 |
|
667 |
2 |
| Black stone or badger |
0 |
7 |
|
667 |
9 |
| COAL - Brockwell Seam |
4 |
0 |
|
671 |
9 |
| COAL |
1 |
9 |
|
|
|
| Seggar band |
0 |
3 |
|
|
|
| COAL |
0 |
4½ |
|
|
|
| Black stone band |
0 |
3 |
|
|
|
| COAL |
1 |
4½ |
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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 2043 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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