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Tyne Main Colliery
William Pit
Strata sunk through in the William Pit, Tyne Main Colliery. January 14th, 1841
Shaft Details
Sunk: 14 Jan 1841
Approximate surface level 75 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. |
| Rubbish |
8 |
2 |
|
8 |
2 |
| Soil |
1 |
0 |
|
9 |
2 |
| Blue clay, with sand partings |
9 |
4 |
|
18 |
6 |
| Strong blue gravelly clay |
50 |
8 |
|
69 |
2 |
| Loamy clay, mixed with sand |
5 |
10 |
|
75 |
0 |
| Loamy clay, mixed with sand |
3 |
2 |
|
78 |
2 |
| Broken metal, mixed with sand |
14 |
0 |
|
92 |
2 |
| Black metal, mixed with coal |
0 |
10 |
|
93 |
0 |
| Seggar clay |
1 |
11 |
|
94 |
11 |
| COAL |
1 |
10 |
|
96 |
9 |
| Soft grey metal |
14 |
5 |
|
111 |
2 |
| Freestone, with whin |
17 |
10 |
|
129 |
0 |
| Freestone, with post |
5 |
0 |
|
134 |
0 |
| COAL, splint |
0 |
6 |
|
134 |
6 |
| Soft grey metal |
9 |
6 |
|
144 |
0 |
| Black stone |
0 |
5 |
|
144 |
5 |
| COAL |
0 |
11 |
|
145 |
4 |
| Grey metal |
3 |
8 |
|
149 |
0 |
| Broken grey metal and post girdles |
5 |
10 |
|
154 |
10 |
| Broken soft blue metal |
9 |
10 |
|
164 |
8 |
| COAL |
0 |
2 |
|
164 |
10 |
| Soft grey metal thill |
1 |
8 |
|
166 |
6 |
| Soft grey metal thill |
7 |
0 |
|
173 |
6 |
| Grey metal |
5 |
2 |
|
178 |
8 |
| Soft broken metal |
5 |
2 |
|
183 |
10 |
| Soft metal or seggar clay |
5 |
2 |
|
189 |
0 |
| Blue stone |
5 |
2 |
|
194 |
2 |
| Soft blue stone |
3 |
2 |
|
197 |
4 |
| COAL and black stone |
1 |
0 |
|
198 |
4 |
| White post |
8 |
0 |
|
206 |
4 |
| Grey metal and ironstone girdles |
13 |
0 |
|
219 |
4 |
| Grey post, with metal |
6 |
2 |
|
225 |
6 |
| White post |
3 |
0 |
|
228 |
6 |
| Dark blue metal catheads |
18 |
6 |
|
247 |
0 |
| COAL |
0 |
6 |
|
247 |
6 |
| Post |
46 |
0 |
|
293 |
6 |
| Post and whin |
17 |
6 |
|
311 |
0 |
| Blue metal |
1 |
6 |
|
312 |
6 |
| COAL - High Main Seam |
8 |
2 |
|
320 |
8 |
| COAL |
5 |
8 |
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| Band |
0 |
1½ |
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| COAL |
2 |
4½ |
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| Grey thill |
4 |
0 |
|
324 |
8 |
| Blue metal, with post girdles |
26 |
6 |
|
351 |
2 |
| COAL - Metal Coal Seam |
3 |
10 |
|
355 |
0 |
| COAL |
0 |
8 |
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| Grey metal |
1 |
6 |
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| COAL |
1 |
8 |
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| Grey thill |
7 |
0 |
|
362 |
0 |
| Blue metal |
4 |
0 |
|
366 |
0 |
| Grey post |
8 |
5 |
|
374 |
5 |
| Grey whin |
0 |
11 |
|
375 |
4 |
| Strong blue metal |
4 |
0 |
|
379 |
4 |
| COAL - Stone Coal Seam |
1 |
0 |
|
380 |
4 |
| Dark grey thill |
0 |
6 |
|
380 |
10 |
| Strong grey post and hard girdles |
6 |
0 |
|
386 |
10 |
| COAL |
0 |
3 |
|
387 |
1 |
| Grey post and hard girdles |
12 |
0 |
|
399 |
1 |
| Blue metal and girdles |
20 |
0 |
|
419 |
1 |
| Black stone |
0 |
8 |
|
419 |
9 |
| COAL - Yard Seam |
1 |
7 |
|
421 |
4 |
| Strong grey thill |
4 |
0 |
|
425 |
4 |
| Strong grey post |
9 |
0 |
|
434 |
4 |
| Grey whin |
1 |
0 |
|
435 |
4 |
| Whin and hard girdles |
26 |
8 |
|
462 |
0 |
| Grey metal |
11 |
4 |
|
473 |
4 |
| Hard grey post, with whin |
6 |
0 |
|
479 |
4 |
| Blue metal |
10 |
0 |
|
489 |
4 |
| Blue and grey metal, very jointy |
26 |
5 |
|
515 |
9 |
| COAL - Bensham Seam |
4 |
11 |
|
520 |
8 |
| COAL |
2 |
7 |
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| Band |
0 |
6 |
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| Splint metal |
0 |
9 |
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| Band |
0 |
3 |
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| Splint metal |
0 |
10 |
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| Blue thill stone |
2 |
8 |
|
523 |
4 |
| Strong white post |
5 |
0 |
|
528 |
4 |
| White post, mixed with spar |
12 |
0 |
|
540 |
4 |
| Whin and post |
21 |
0 |
|
561 |
4 |
| Leafy broken post |
8 |
0 |
|
569 |
4 |
| Blue metal |
3 |
0 |
|
572 |
4 |
| COAL - Six-Quarter Seam |
6 |
0 |
|
578 |
4 |
| COAL |
0 |
10 |
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| Blue stone |
1 |
0 |
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| COAL |
0 |
10 |
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| Black stone |
0 |
4 |
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| COAL |
0 |
8 |
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| Black stone |
0 |
4 |
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| COAL |
2 |
0 |
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| Grey thilly post |
2 |
0 |
|
580 |
4 |
| Strong grey post partings |
8 |
0 |
|
588 |
4 |
| Grey whin |
2 |
0 |
|
590 |
4 |
| Strong blue metal |
12 |
8 |
|
603 |
0 |
| COAL - Five-Quarter Seam |
3 |
7 |
|
606 |
7 |
| COAL |
1 |
6 |
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| Splint |
0 |
4 |
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| COAL |
0 |
3 |
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| Band |
0 |
2 |
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| COAL |
0 |
4 |
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| Splint |
0 |
7 |
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| Band |
0 |
1 |
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| COAL, splint |
0 |
4 |
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| Dark grey metal |
2 |
0 |
|
608 |
7 |
| Blue metal, with post girdles |
9 |
5 |
|
618 |
0 |
| Blue metal, with hard girdles |
13 |
4 |
|
631 |
4 |
| White post |
7 |
8 |
|
639 |
0 |
| Grey whin |
3 |
0 |
|
642 |
0 |
| Strong white post and whin |
10 |
5 |
|
652 |
5 |
| White post, with scares |
3 |
0 |
|
655 |
5 |
| Strong blue metal |
7 |
0 |
|
662 |
5 |
| Dark blue metal |
1 |
0 |
|
663 |
5 |
| COAL - Low Main Seam |
6 |
10 |
|
670 |
3 |
| COAL |
5 |
10 |
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| Swad |
0 |
3 |
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| COAL, bottom |
0 |
9 |
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| Sump - grey thill |
5 |
0 |
|
675 |
3 |
| Grey stone |
11 |
0 |
|
686 |
3 |
| Hard grey post |
0 |
2 |
|
686 |
5 |
| Blue metal, with hard girdle |
12 |
10 |
|
699 |
3 |
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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 2063 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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