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Geology encountered   Thickness   Depth   m.   m. Soil    0.36     0.36 Clay    1.22     1.57 Soft blue metal    3.96     5.54 Whinstone    0.91     6.45 Freestone    3.66     10.11 Soft blue metal    5.74     15.85 COAL - Shield Row Seam    1.40     17.25     COAL    1.04          Seggar stone    0.20          COAL    0.15      Dark thill stone    1.83     19.07 Strong grey metal    14.02     33.09 COAL - Five-Quarter Seam    0.61     33.70 Strong grey metal, with post    31.09     64.79 Grey metal    3.05     67.84 White post    3.35     71.19 Soft stone    1.22     72.41 Post, with whin girdles    3.20     75.61 Dark post, with black stone    1.37     76.98 Dark blue metal    7.31     84.30 Black stone, with coal    1.07     85.37 Grey metal, with post girdles    4.32     89.68 White post, with blue partings    5.79     95.47 Blue metal    1.12     96.59 White post    12.80     109.39 COAL - Main Coal Seam    0.91     110.31     COAL, good    0.91      Black stone    0.05     110.36 Strong seggar    2.82     113.18 White post    1.83     115.01 Strong grey metal    0.46     115.46 Post    0.91     116.38 The pumping pit has since been sunk to the Brass Thill Seam, 2 fathoms lower    0.00     116.38

Source: An Account of the strata of Northumberland & Durham as proved by Borings & Sinkings, Volume F-K, published by the North of England Institute of Mining & Mechanical Engineers, 1885

  original entry for sinking/boring number 0884 in "An Account of the strata of Northumberland & Durham as proved by Borings & Sinkings, Volume F-K, published by the North of England Institute of Mining & Mechanical Engineers, 1885"

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