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Strata sunk through in the B. Pit Hebburn Colliery.

Fs. Ft. In. Fs. Ft. In.
Clay 9 5 Brought forward 72 3 6
Grey metal stone 1 1 Thin post girdles with metal partings 1
Post with metal partings 8 4 Whin 3
Blue metal 2 White post with metal partings 5 6
Coal[1] 3 Grey metal 1
Blue metal 1 2 White post 4 9
Grey metal stone 2 3 Blue metal and grey 4 5 9
Post with metal partings 1 4 White post 4
Blue metal stone 5 6 Blue and grey metal 2 3 6
Grey metal with post girdles 2 4 6 Coal 5
Blue metal stone 1 5 Blue and grey metal 2 5 6
Grey metal with post girdles 5 2 Coal 2
Hard white post 1 4 Grey thil 2 4
Grey metal with post girdles 4 4 Blue and grey metal 3 1 2
Grey metal with open partings 3 Coal A (called the 70 fathom Coal) 1 2
Blue metal 6 5 6 Gray thil 4 6
Black and blue metal 1 1 6 Coal 2
Coal 1 Grey metal and post girdles 2
Black metal 6 Black and grey metal 2 5 6
White thil 4 10 Post 1 1 2
White post 2 5 Coal 4
Blue metal 1 Grey thil 1
Grey post 6 Blue and grey metal with post girdles 3 6
Grey metal mixed with post 1 Strong white post 4 4 6
Strong white post 2 3 6 Brown post with blue metal partings 1 1 10
White post with grey metal partings 4 6 Strong white post 4 4 2
Strong white post 8 Blue metal 1
Coal 1 Post 1 6
Grey thil 3 10 Black stone 5
Grey metal mixed with thil 1 5 White post 2 6
Grey metal 1 Blue and grey metal 1 5
Post with metal partings 3 Black stone 2
Strong white post mixed with whin 3 Coal 6
Grey and blue metal 4 Grey thil 4
Black stone 3 Blue and grey metal 5
Coal 4 Post 10 2
Black stone 1 4 High Main Coal (B) 1
Coal 1 White thil 1 8
Strong grey thil 2 6 slaty Coal 2 4
Strong grey post 10 Blue metal 1
White post girdles with metal partings 1 3
White post 3
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Carried forward 72 3 6 Total 131 3 11
  1. This Seam lies all through Hebburn and Jarrow Collieries, and may also be found in Killingworth section.