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Coxlodge Colliery

Jubilee/North Pit

Account of Strata sunk through in the Jubilee or North Pit, Coxlodge Colliery

Shaft Details

Closed: 16 Jun 1894

Approximate surface level 71.02m above sea (Ordnance datum)

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Geology encountered   Thickness   Depth
  m.   m.
Strong clay and gravel    9.75     9.75
Black slaty metal    1.68     11.43
Grindstone post, with water    4.27     15.70
COAL    0.30     16.00
Soft blue thill    0.30     16.31
Soft white post    3.81     20.12
Grey metal    4.42     24.54
Whin    0.61     25.15
Soft blue and black metal    5.82     30.96
COAL    0.28     31.24
Soft blue thill    0.46     31.70
White post, with whin    1.83     33.53
Grey metal, with water    4.72     38.25
Whin, with water    0.46     38.71
Grey metal    0.61     39.32
Black metal    3.20     42.52
COAL    0.74     43.25
    COAL    0.08     
    Black metal    0.20     
    COAL    0.46     
Black slate    0.08     43.33
Soft blue slate    0.30     43.64
Grey post    2.54     46.18
Strong white post    0.46     46.63
Post, with whin    3.12     49.76
Grey metal    2.44     52.19
COAL    0.89     53.08
Soft thill    0.61     53.69
COAL    0.23     53.92
Soft thill    0.30     54.23
COAL    0.05     54.28
Grey metal    0.33     54.61
White post    2.59     57.20
Black metal    0.81     58.01
COAL, brassy    0.69     58.70
Strong white post    0.97     59.66
Whin    0.30     59.97
Grey metal    0.20     60.17
Whin    0.18     60.35
Strong white post    1.07     61.41
Grey metal    1.68     63.09
Whin    0.30     63.40
Grey metal    2.64     66.04
Blue metal    1.93     67.97
Black metal    0.63     68.60
Grey metal    0.46     69.06
COAL    0.10     69.16
Thill    0.30     69.49
Thill    1.04     70.53
Blue metal    6.96     77.49
Black metal    0.20     77.70
COAL    0.05     77.75
Thill    0.63     78.38
Whin    0.25     78.64
Grey metal    4.78     83.41
Strong white post    5.08     88.49
Blue metal    1.32     89.81
Black metal    0.05     89.86
COAL    0.18     90.04
Grey metal and post girdles    1.12     91.16
Strong whin    0.38     91.54
Black metal    7.82     99.36
COAL    0.48     99.84
Main post    13.72     113.56
COAL - High Main Seam    1.27     114.83
From the cap to bottom of walling (soft)    2.82     117.65
Grey metal, with girdles (rather sandy shale)    3.35     121.00
Soft blue metal    3.35     124.35
Light blue metal (strong shale)    1.60     125.95
COAL    0.23     126.18
Grey metal    8.53     134.72
Strong post girdles (freestone)    0.84     135.55
Soft dark grey metal    1.22     136.77
COAL    0.30     137.08
Post girdles, with partings    5.18     142.26
Grey metal    7.92     150.18
COAL    0.36     150.54
Thill stone (sill)    0.91     151.45
Grey metal (sandy shale)    1.22     152.67
Post girdles, with partings    4.27     156.94
Grey metal    1.83     158.77
Blue metal    1.02     159.79
Black splint    0.46     160.24
Blue metal    1.12     161.36
COAL    0.43     161.79
Soft seggar    1.12     162.91
COAL    0.25     163.16
Grey metal    0.61     163.77
Grey post    1.37     165.14
Blue metal    4.67     169.82
COAL    0.91     170.73
Strong grey metal    2.87     173.60
Post girdles, with partings    1.73     175.33
White post, with whin (basaltic)    21.03     196.36
COAL    0.43     196.79
Grey metal    3.53     200.32
White post, with partings    10.06     210.38
Blue metal    0.91     211.29
COAL - Low Main Seam    1.68     212.97
    Jet    0.10     
    COAL    0.33     
    Seggar    0.41     
    Splint    0.08     
    COAL    0.76     

Source: An Account of the strata of Northumberland & Durham as proved by Borings & Sinkings, Volume C-E, published by the North of England Institute of Mining & Mechanical Engineers, 1881

  original entry for sinking/boring number 0634 in "An Account of the strata of Northumberland & Durham as proved by Borings & Sinkings, Volume C-E, published by the North of England Institute of Mining & Mechanical Engineers, 1881"

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