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Section of the Strata at Beldon above Blanchland on the Derwent.


Fs. Ft. In. Fs. Ft. In.
Low Pit (A) 5 1 Brought up 32 4
Pebbles Plate 3 1
Plate 2 5 Coal and Hard Coal sill 1 4
Lime (A 2) 3 Grey beds 1 2
Coal 1 Plate and Coal 1 4
Plate 1 Low Coal sill (Sandstone) 2 3
Hard strings Plate 1
Craig's sill(B) 4 2 Hazle 3
Plate 1 5 Plate 1
Cockle shells Great Lime (E) 9 2
Pattison's sill (C) 2 4 6 Tuft 4
Plate 4 1 6 Grey beds 2 6
Hazle 3 Hazle 1 1 3
Plate 2 Plate 1 1 6
Hazle 4 3 Hewitson's Lime (F) 4
Plate 1 2
Little Lime and Black bed (D) 1 3
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Carried up 32 4 Fathoms 59 4 2


Section of the Strata at Shildon above Blanchland.


Fs. Ft. In. Fs. Ft. In.
Hipple 7 Brought up 69 3 3
Plate 7 Hazle 3
High grit 8 3 6 Plate 2 1
Plate and Coal 3 3 Hazle 4
Plate and white sill 1 1 9 Plate 5 2
Plate, Coal and Plate 3 6 Little Limestone (D) 2 1
Low grit (A) 11 6 Plate and Coal 5
Plate 1 4 9 Coal sill 1 1 3
Pebbles 1 Plate 2
Plate, Lime, Post and Hazle (A2) 1 4 Coal, &c 3
Crag sill (B) 4 2 Low Coal sill 1 2
Plate 4 3 6 White sill 3 4
Pattison's sill (C) 6 4 6 Grey beds 8
White sill 2 Plate 1
Hazle 4 5 Great Limestone
Plate 4
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Carried up 69 3 3 Fathoms 91 2