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Strata passed through by Killingworth Sinking Pit.


Fs. Ft. In. Fs. Ft. In.
Clay 8 Brought forward 65 1
Coal 1 3 Black Stone 4
Grey Metal 4 Coal 8
Grey Post Girdles 8 Grey Thil and Whin Girdles 1
Grey Metal Stone 4 Strong blue stone 1
Strong Post mixed with Whin 3 Black stone 3
Post 2 1 Coal 3
Black Stone 1 6 Grey Thil 4
Coal [1][2] 9 White post with Whin Girdles 2 3
Black Stone[1][2] 8 Grey metal and Girdles 2
Coal[1][2] 1 8 Black Stone mixed with Coal 5
Grey Metal 1 Soft grey metal 3
Strong blue Stone 2 1 Grey Metal 1 3
Coal 2 4 Coal 1 6
Grey metal 2 5 Grey blue Metal 1
Coal 6 White post 1 2
Blue Stone 1 5 Blue Metal 1
Whin Girdles 2 6 Coal 1 10
Blue Stone and Whin Girdles 5 Grey Metal with Post Girdles 2 2
Coal 4 Coal 1
Gray Thil 1 1 8 Grey Metal Stone 2
Grey post 2 4 Grey post 1
Blue Stone 2 3 Grey and Blue Metal 4
Coal 4 White post 3
Grey and blue Metal with Girdles 1 4 Grey and blue Metal with Whin Girdles 1 1 6
Blue Stone 4 8 Black Stone 1
Coal 1 10 Coal (A) 2 6
Grey Thil 1 6 White post 1
Strong grey post 1 2 Grey metal with Post Girdles 5
Grey Metal stone 4 6 Whine and white post 1 2 6
Slaty Coal, mixed with Black stone 2 6 Blue Metal with post Girdles 2 4 6
Grey Thil 6 Black Metal 3
slaty Coal 2 Blue Metal and Girdles 24
Grey post with water 2 1 6 Black Stone 9
Grey Metal with strong Girdles 1 3 Coal 9
Strong white post 1 6 Grey Thil and Whin lumps 4
Grey Blue Metal with Girdles 1 3 Blue Metal 4
Coal 6 White post 3 2
Blue Metal 1 2 Black Metal 6
Coal 4 Coal 7
Grey post with Metal Girdles and lumps 3 1 9 Grey Metal 10
Coal 2 Grey post 2 4 6
Grey Thil 4 Blue Metal 4
Coal 4 Black Metal 1 2
Grey and blue Metal with post Girdles 2 Grey and white post with metal partings 1
Soft blue Metal with lumps 6 5 Grey and Blue Metal 5
White post 7 Black Metal 1 4 6
Blue Grey Metal 4 Coal 1
Grey post 4 2 4 Grey Metal 5 7
White post with Metal partings 8 4 6
Tor Coal rather coarse 4
Clean Coal (B) 1 1
Bottom Coal to be curved out 3
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Carried forward 65 1 Total 115 7
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  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 This Seam is found in Hebburn and Jarrow Collieries.
  2. 2.0 2.1 2.2 This seam is generally found on the south side of the Mann dyke, when the Tyne High main Coal 3 lies at about 111 fathoms from the surface.