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PROCEEDINGS OP THE GEOLOGICAL SOCIETY. [June 1, 



Table of the Strata passed through in sinking to the " Top Hard 

 Goal " by His Grace the Duke of Newcastle, at Shireoak, Notting- 

 hamshire. 



Description of Strata. 



Thickness. 



Depth. 



Permian marls and sandstones . . . 

 Yellow limestone 



yds. ft. in. 

 18 2 6 

 18 2 8 

 15 1 

 6 2 3 



11 9 



18 

 10 



1 2 11 

 14 

 2 



10 

 2 

 5 



66 

 14 



13 8 

 2 6 



2 2 

 14 



3 2 10 

 14 

 2 13 

 16 



5 2 3 

 9 

 2 7 

 10 

 2 2 4 

 8 



6 

 3 

 8 2 4 

 1 11 



12 9 

 10 2 3 



4 4 



2 2 

 12 



5 10 

 4 



3 4 

 6 

 3 5 



10 2 4 

 10 2 6 

 8 12 

 8 

 8 7 

 10 



yds. ft. in. 

 18 2 6 

 37 2 2 

 53 2 

 59 2 5 

 71 2 



71 1 10 



72 1 10 



74 1 9 



75 1 

 75 3 

 85 3 

 85 2 3 

 90 2 3 



156 2 3 



157 7 



170 1 3 



171 9 

 173 11 

 173 2 3 



177 2 1 



178 5 



180 1 8 



181 2 



186 2 5 



187 2 



187 2 9 



188 9 

 191 1 

 191 9 

 197 9 

 197 1 

 206 4 

 206 2 3 

 208 2 

 219 1 3 

 223 1 7 

 226 7 

 226 1 9 



231 2 9 



232 1 

 235 5 

 235 11 

 238 1 4 

 249 8 

 260 2 

 268 1 4 

 268 2 



276 2 7 



277 7 







Blue shale 



Sand-rock 



Warren earth 



Blue and red bands with ironstone . 

 Ironstone 



Black shale 



Shale and rock 



The Manor coal 



Blue shale 





Coal j 



Rock and shale 



Black shale 



Fire-clay 





Shale 



Coal 



Fire-clav 



Slialy coal and ironstone, 4 inches . . 

 Shale 



Coal 



Fire-clay 



Shale and coal 



Rock 





Blue shale 





Rock and metal 





Shale 



Rock-bands 



Black shale and ironstone, 5 inches . 

 Fire-clay and shale 





Shale and rock 



Coal 



Shale and rock 



Coal and shale 



Shale 



Bands of rock 



Shale and ironstone-bands 



Shale 











