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Dr Hrssert on the Limestone of Burdiehouse, 
Section of the Coal Strata of Loanhead, which repose upon the Limestone containing Marine Remains. 
In a descending order. 
No proper thickness is given of the 
sandstone which forms the higher 
part of the beds. It is stated 
that from the surface to Mavis- 
bank, where the day level has 
been made, is 40 fathoms. 
From the surface to Bilstone mine 
is estimated at 264 fathoms. 
Wood Coal, 
Sandstone and bituminous shale, 
Splint Coal, 
Argillaceous shale, alternated with 
seams of sandstone, severally 3 or 
4 feet thick, and containing about 
the middle of the space 2 feet of 
bastard limestone, inclosing calca- 
reous spar, : aa 
Flex Coal, . : : 
Argillaceous shale and sandstone, 
containing seams of ironstone and 
a bastard limestone, 
Parrot Coal (also 
Rumbles), 
Argillaceous strata and sandstone, 
with their seams or forke of 
coal, . 
called 
Great Seam (of coal), 
Sandstone, 
Stair-Head (coal), 
Sandstone shale, &c., 
Charlie’s Coal, . 
Various strata, 
Moffat’s Coal, 
Various strata, 
Gillespie Coal, 
A very thick bed of argillaceous 
shale, which contains ironstone 
bands. Below it a bed of sand- 
stone, which forms the roof of 
the Black Chapel coal, 
Black Chapel (coal), 
Indurated argillaceous shale and 
ironstone bands, 
Perpetual Coal, 
Sandstone and argillaceous shale, 
Kittle Purse Coal, 
| Argillaceous shale, ironstone bands, 
| and-sandstone, . 
SSS eS 
91 
48 
12 
wi: 
wo wo we 
or 
bo 
Fathoms. Ells, | Feet.| Inches. 
nm 
Stimkie or Peacock, 
Argillaceous shale, ironstone bands 
and sandstone, . 3 3 
Coal Rough, 
Argillaceous shale, ironstone bands 
and sandstone, : 7 
Glass Coal, 
Sandstone, 
Brown Coal, 
Sandstone, 
Stonie Coal, 
Sandstone, 
Hope’s Coal, 
Sandstone and shale, 
Battie’s Coal, 
Sandstone and shale, 
Corbie Craig (coal) 
Six feet of sandstone resting on a 
thick mass of argillaceous shale, 
Andrew’s Coal, or Lit- 
tle Splinty Coal, 
Sandstone and Shale, &c., 
Little Coal, 
Stratum unknown, 
South Coal, 
Sandstone and Shale, &c. 
Little Splinty Coal, 
Sandstone and Shale, &c. 
North Coal, 
Beneath the north coal I believe 
that there is bituminous shale 
with ironstone bands, and free- 
stone. 
And below these strata is, 
Limestone, contain- 
ing marine remains, 
Consisting of limestone blaes, or an 
impure limestone, in which occur 
three seams of pure limestone. 
The interval between the North 
coal and North-Green seam is 
estimated at ; 2 
North-Green Seam of 
Coal (at present wrought out), 
lying beneath the limestone, 
Fathoms. | Ells. | Feet. 
20 
100 
5 
-_ 
Inches. 
