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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   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       
    Band    0  10       
    COAL    2  0       
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         
    Black stone band    0  3       
    COAL    1         

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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