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Seams of Coal under Newcastle Town—moor.

Fs. Ft. In.
High Main at 8 fathoms 1 thick
Metal Coal 13 ────── 1 6
Stone Coal 19 ────── 1 6
Yard Coal 29 ────── 2 10
Bensham Coal 40 ────── 2 10
Six Quarter Coal 53 ────── 1 6
Five Quarter 58 ────── 1 6
Low Main Coal 66 ────── 1 6


Seams of Coal at Kellsfield near Gateshead Fell.


Fs. Ft. In.
High Main at 11 fathoms 1 thick
Metal Coal 24 ────── 2 3
Stone Coal 24 ────── 1 8
Little Coal 26 ────── 1 10
Yard Coal 30 ────── 3
Bensham Coal 41 ────── 5
Five Quarter 61 ────── 3
Low Main 71 ────── 5
Harvey's Seam 97 ────── 3


Section of the Coal Strata on the Wear.


Fs. Y. F. In. Fs. Y. F. In.
Soil and Clay 9 Brought forward 80
Brown stone 2 High Main Coal 1
Grey Metal stone 4 Blue grey stone 2 1
Brown stone 2 White post 2 1
White post 7 Grey stone with partings 2 1 1
Blue stone 1 1 Brown post 4 2
Grey post 5 Whin 1
Blue slaty stone 2 Maudlin Coal 1
Grey stone 1 1 Blue stone 1 1
White post 3 1 White post 3 1
Black slaty stone 2 1 Grey Metal stone 3
Whin 1 Blue post 2
Grey post 1 1 Blue stone 1
White post 2 Low Main Coal[1] 1
Blue stone 1 1 2 3 Blue stone 1
Five Quarter Coal[2] 1 9 White post 2 1
Blue metal 1 1 1 Whin 1 2
Grey post 3 2 Grey post 1
Grey Metal stone 3 1 Blue metal 1 1
Whin 1 1 Hutton Seeam[3] 1 1
White post 4
Blue stone 2
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Carried forward 60 Total 94 1
  1. Forms the Six Quarter and Five Quarter seams on Sheriff hill, and on the Tyne.
  2. Forms the Metal and Stone Coal seams on Sheriff hill.
  3. The Low main of Sheriff hill and on the Tyne.