Northumberland and Durham. 

 Seams of Coal under Newcastle Town-moor. 



45 



High Main . 

 Metal Coal . 

 Stone Coal 

 Yard Coal 

 Bensham Coal 

 Six Quarter Coal 

 Five Quarter 

 Low Main Coal. 



at 8 fathoms 



18f 



19 



29| 



F8. 



Ft. 



In. 



1 



— 



— thick 



— 



1 



6 





1 



6 





2 



10 





2 



10 





4 



6 





3 



— 



1 — __ 



Seams of Coal at Kellsfield near Gateshead Fell. 



High Main 

 Metal Coal 

 Stone Coal 

 Little Coal 

 Yard Coal 

 Bensham Coal 

 Five Quarter 

 Low Main 

 Harvey's Seam 



at 11 

 19 

 24 

 26 

 SO 

 41 

 61 

 71 

 97 



fathoms 



— — thick 



Fs. 



Ft. 



In. 



1 



— 



__ 



— , 



2 



3 



. — 



1 



S 



— 



1 



10 



— 



3 



— 



— 



5 



— 



— 



3 



— 



— 



5 



6 



— 



3 



__. 



Section of the Coal Strata on the Wear. 



Soil and Clay . 



Brown stone 



Grey Metal stone 



Brown stone 



White post 



Blue stone 



Grey post 



Blue slaty stone 



Grey stone 



White post 



Black slaty stone 



Whin 



Grey post 



White post 



Blue stone . 



Five Quartlr Coal 



Blue metal 



Grey post 



Grey Metal stone 



Whin 



White post 



Blue stone 



Fs. Y. 

 9 — 

 2 — 



4 — 

 2 — 

 7 — 



1 1 



5 — 



2 — 



1 1 



3 1 



2 1 



— 1 



1 1 



2 



1 1 



— 1 

 1 1 



3 — 



3 1 



— 1 



4 — 



Ft. In. I 







2 3 

 — 9 



1 — 



2 — 



1 — 



2 — 



60 — 



--I 





Fs. 



Y. 



Brought forward 60 



— 



High Main Coal 



1 



— 



Blue grey stone 



2 



1 



White post 



2 



1 



Grey stone with partings 



2 



1 



Brown post 



4 



— 



Whin 



1 



— 



Maudlin Coal 



1 



— 



Blue stone 



1 



1 



White post . , 



3 



1 



Grey Metal stone 



3 



— 



Blue post 



2 



— 



Blue stone 



1 



— 



Low Main Coal+ 



— 



1 



Blue stone 



1 



— 



White post 



2 



1 



Whin 



, — 



1 



Grey post 



1 



— 



Blue metal 



1 



1 



Hutton Seam £ 



1 



— 



2 — 



Total 94 1 



Carried forward 



* Forms the Metal and Stone Coal seams on Sheriff hill. 



f Forms the Six Quarter and Five Quarter seams on Sheriff hill, and on the Tyne. 



$ The Low main at Sheriff hill and on the I yne. 



