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Mr. N. J. Winch on Afo Geology of 



Strata in Gateshead Fell. 





Fath. Ft. In. 





Fath. 



Ft. In. 



Shiver and blue slate 



3 



Brought forward 70 



4 3 



White flag stone 



. 2 



Blue stone 



2 



3 — 



Grindstone sill 



. 11 



Black stone 



— 



1 — 



White post . 



1 3 — 



Little Coal 



■ — 



2 — 



Blue plate 



1 



Grey stone 



2 



— i — 



Grey post 



13 — 



Yard Coal E. 



— 



3 — 



Blue plate . . 



1 



White post 



11 



3 — 



White plate 



1 2 — 



Bensham Seam F. 



. — . 



2 — 



Blue sill 



1 



Blue plate 



1 



3 — 



White post 



. 3 4 — 



Bandy Coal Seam 



— 



2 — 



Three Quarter Coal A. 



. — 23 



White post 



<5 







White post 1 



.r 5 3 — 



Blue plate 



. — 



2 — 



Grey post >■ the 70 fathom pos 



t-j 1-- 



Six Quarter Coal G. . 



. — 



4 — 



Dun post j 



.1 6-- 



Grey whin, Post plate 



. 2 



3 — 



Blue plate (the black stone) 



. 1 



Five Quarter Seam H. 



— 



3 — 



White post (the main post) 



11 



Grey post 



1 



4 — 



Upper Main Coal B. 



1 



Bandy Coal Seam 



— 



1 — 



Grey post 



6 



White post 



5 



1 — 



Metal plate 



. — 3 — 



Low-main Coal I. 



1 







Metal Coal C. . 



. — 3 — 



Thil 



. — 



2 — 



White post 



4 4 — 



White post 



3 



4 — 



Stone Coal D. 



. — 2 — 



Two Quarter Coal Seam J. 



— 



2 — 



Black stone 



1 1 — 



White post 



. 21 



1 — 



Bandy Coax 



— 1 — 



Harvey's Main Coal K. 



— 



3 — 



White post 



4 3 — 

















Total 



133 



5 3 



Carried forwarc 



70 4 3 



N. B. The letters in the different sections refer to the respective names of the several 

 Seams of Coal in the Newcastle district, according to the classification on the river Tyne, 

 and are as follows, viz. 



A. Th« Three quarter, or 70 Fathom Coal. 



B. The High-main Coal. 



C. The Metal Coal. 



D. The Stone Coal. 



E. The Yard Coal. 



F. The Bensham Seam. 



G. The Six-Quarter Coal. 

 H. The Five-Quarter Coal. 

 I. The Low-main Seam. 

 J. The Two-Quarter Seam. 



K. Harvey's Low-main Seam, called also the Beaumont Scam. 



