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West Wylam Colliery

Account of Strata sunk through at West Wylam Colliery, 1866

Shaft Details

Sunk: 1866, Closed: 1961

Approximate surface level 95 feet above sea (Ordnance datum)

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Geology encountered   Thickness   Depth
  ft. in.   ft. in.
Clay, with stone    16  0     16  0
Blue metal, with ironstone    26  0     42  0
Grey metal, with post girdles    7  4     49  4
Post girdles    0  10     50  2
Post, with grey metal partings    4  6     54  8
Blue metal    36  0     90  8
White post    5  2     95  10
Blue metal    0  8     96  6
COAL, with thin bands of stone    2  4     98  10
Seggar-clay    3  8     102  6
Grey metal, with post girdles    18  0     120  6
Grey metal    19  0     139  6
Black slaty stone    6  11     146  5
COAL, with a band    1  1     147  6
Seggar-clay    4  8     152  2
Grey post    4  8     156  10
White post    60  0     216  10
COAL - Towneley Seam    6  0     222  10
Seggar-clay    4  9     227  7
COAL    0  5     228  0
Blue metal, with ironstone balls    4  4     232  4
Post, with whin girdles    7  6     239  10
COAL - Tilley Seam    2  4     242  2
Seggar-clay    1  6     243  8
Grey post, with whin girdles    8  0     251  8
COAL    0  4     252  0
Dark grey metal    3  6     255  6
White post    7  0     262  6
Post, with blue metal partings    13  0     275  6
Blue metal    1  2     276  8
COAL    1  2     277  10
Dark grey post, with iron girdles    4  7     282  5
COAL - Five-Quarter Seam    3  8     286  1
    COAL, splint    0  8       
    COAL, good    3  0       
Thill    0  9     286  10
Grey metal, with post girdles    2  6     289  4
White post    1  10     291  2
Grey post, with hard girdles    9  0     300  2
Whin    4  6     304  8
Blue metal    6  6     311  2
Seggar-clay    1  3     312  5
COAL - Six-Quarter Seam    4  4     316  9
    COAL, good    4  4       
Thill    3  7     320  4
White post    4  0     324  4
Blue metal, with post girdles    24  4     348  8
COAL - Yard Seam    3  0     351  8
    COAL, good    2  3       
    Band    0  1       
    COAL, good    0  8       
Thill    6  0     357  8
Blue metal, with post girdles    8  0     365  8
White post, with blue metal girdles    13  0     378  8
Blue metal    9  0     387  8
Grey post    7  0     394  8
Blue metal    2  0     396  8
COAL - Brockwell Seam    3  0     399  8
    COAL, good    2  6       
    COAL, splint    0  6       

Source: An Account of the strata of Northumberland & Durham as proved by Borings & Sinkings, Supplement, published by the North of England Institute of Mining & Mechanical Engineers, 1910

  original entry for sinking/boring number 3098 in "An Account of the strata of Northumberland & Durham as proved by Borings & Sinkings, Supplement, published by the North of England Institute of Mining & Mechanical Engineers, 1910"

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