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Seams of Coal at Throckley Colliery.
Ft. In.
English Seam at 54 fathoms 3 8 thick
Main Coal 70 3 0
Splint Coal 86 3 3
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Seams of Coal at Wylam Colliery.
High Main at 6 fathoms 7 7 thick
Five Quarter Coal 11 3 4
Six Quarter Coal 26 3 4
Yard Coal 32 1 2
Horsley Wood Seam 38 11
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Seams of Coal at Holywell Main, or Reins by Brunton.
Grey Seam, or Newbiggin Stone Coal at 9 fathoms 4 6 thick
Five Quarter Coal 17 3 9
Six Quarter Coal 35 3 9
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Section of the Strata at Montagu Main Colliery, on the North side of the Ninety Fathom Dyke.


Fs. Y. F. In. Fs. Y. F. In.
Soil and Clay 1 1 6 Brought over 27
Grey Metal stone 3 1 Grey Metal stone with girdles 1 1
Strong grey post 1 1 White post 3 6
Grey Metal stone with girdles 4 1 6 Metal stone 1 1 1
Whim 9 Blue Grey metal 2 6
1 [1]Coal (waste of the 7 quarter Coal, or Kenton Main, worked out in 1690) 9
Stone Coal 2 Five Quarter
or New-
biggin
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Black Metal stone 2
Coal 2 1
Grey Metal stone 1 1
Strong White post 1 1 1
Blue Grey metal 1
Grey Metal stone 2 2
Grey post 1 1
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Carried forward 27 Carried forward 37 1 5
  1. Kenton Main in the colliery of Kenton.
    Ft. In.
    Good Coal 4 6
    Ditto and band 6
    Good Coal 1 2
    Feet 6 2