366 REPORT—1890. 
NorrinGHAMSHIRE. 
Information collected by Mr. Tatsor Avetine, F.G.S., in 1878. 
Boring at Chilwell, Trent Valley. 
Ft. in. Ft. in. 
13 8 Alluvium gravel and sand ‘ . : Se 23} 
180 8 Red marl and white sandstone : : . LO% 10 
430 8 Pebble beds . ‘ . ; § : . 250 0 
463 8 Soft sandstone 4 i A i . i Moa 
1,340 5 Coal-measures. a : : : . Be sii ve, 
Boring further down the Trent Valley, a little S.H. of Highfield House. 
Ft. in, Ft. in. 
22 0 Alluvium : a ‘ ‘ : soeze! 10 
256 0 Bunter sandstone . 4 F ‘ ; . 234 0 
303 54 Coal-measures . . : : : : . 47° 5s 
First coal 5 Z - , . Bae 
The boring was carried to the Deep Hard Coal at 610 feet from the 
surface. 
Borings in the Trent Valley, near Long Eaton, made by Mr. Geo. Hopson, 
C.H., F.G.S., Loughborough. 
Bore-hole No.1. Sawley, 98 feet above O.D. 
Ft. in. Ft. in. 
4 0 (Surface soil ef, bg Pe 
6 0 |Sand Face 
13 0 + Coarse gravel . Pehl) 
19 0 |Sand Oe 
25 0 ‘Very coarse oravel . ae (0) 
31 0 Soft red Keuper marl, with bands o vey 
‘skerry’ 5 2 at RKO te 
35 0 Soft red marl, with eypsum ; 4 0 
137 0 Red marl, with skerry and gypsum : 102 0 
140 O Grey sandstone (skerry), marl partings . 3.0 
142 O Red marl, thin sandstone bands 2. @ 
143 4 Very hard sandstone, ‘ skerry’ De ee 
144 4 Soft marly sandstone : ae 0 
155 2 Very hard sandstone, traces of eypsum . 10 10 
164 2 Red marl, with skerry band 9 °0 
Boring No. 3. Weston (Porter’s 2nd field) 120 feet above Ordnance datum, 
6 feet above the Trent. 
Ft. in. Ft. in. 
14 0 Gravelandsand . 6 ‘ : 2 « 24770 
22 0 Red marl r 7 E 5 - 5 0 
33 0 Sandstone : : : 3 : « al ao 
34 0 Blue flakes (= mal) : : 3 : +, LO 
36 0 Red marl ‘ E ‘ 5 =) HO 
39 0 Sandstone % - 5 é ; é - #3 40 
53 0 Coarser sandstone . . ‘ 3 > ne xO 
74 9 Finer sandstone : : : = ; see 
77 9 Sandy marl . : : ‘ ; : ee 10 
87 9 Sandstone bs ‘ F ; SILOM 
152 6 Red marls and skerry beds : ‘ J - 64° 9 
