THE GEOLOGICAL STRUCTURE OF THE CANONBIE COALFIELD. 



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Section of Strata bored by "Diamond Drill" through overlying Bed Sand- 

 stone Formation into Coal-measures at West Side of River Esk, near 

 Forge. Commenced June 1892, finished 1893. 





Fms. 



Ft. 



Ins 



Sand ..... 



1 



1 



3 



Coarse gravel 



1 











Red fireclay and blaes 



1 



1 



9 



Red sandstone 



3 











Red sandstone (fakey) . 



1 











Red sandstone 



2 



1 







Red fakes and blaes 







4 



6 



Red sandstone 



1-2 



2 



4 



Soft fakes and fireclay . 







2 



6 



Fakes and blaes 







2 



3 



Blaes ..... 



3 



4 



4 



.Reddish sandstone . 



3 







10 



Red fakes .... 







3 



6 



Red blaes .... 







5 



2 



Red blaes (hard) . 







5 



9 



Red blaes (soft) 



1 



3 



7 



Fakes and blaes 







5 



2 



Red sandstone 



4 







10 



Sandstone (conglomerate) 







2 







Red sandstone 







2 



2 



Red fireclay .... 







2 







Red blaes .... 



1 



2 



6 



Fireclay and blaes . 



1 







6 



Ked blaes .... 



1 











Red fakey sandstone 







3 







Fireclay and blaes . 



1 











Red blaes .... 







4 



2 



Ked blaes and fireclay 



1 







5 



Blaes ..... 







3 



i 



Red sandstone 



4 



3 



6 



Red blaes .... 



2 



3 



3 



Red fakes .... 







5 



10 



Gray sandstone 







1 







Red blaes .... 



3 







8 



Red blaes (hard) . 



2 





11 



Red and greenish blaes . 













Red blaes .... 









9 



Red fakes .... 



1 





4 



Ked fakes and sandstone 



1 





2 



Red fakes and blaes 



1 



2 







Red blaes .... 



1 







6 



Red fakes and blaes 



1 











Red fakes .... 







4 







Red fakes and sandstone 



2 



1 







Red blaes .... 







5 



2 



Fakes and blaes, red 



1 











Ked blaes . 



1 











Fakes (hard, coarse, conglomerate) 







4 







Red blaes (hard) . 







5 







Red fireclay and blaes 







4 



10 



Fakes (hard) .... 



1 



2 



5 



Fireclay and blaes . 







5 







Red blaes (hard) . 



2 



1 



6 



Red and light blaes 



3 



2 



4 



Carry forwart 



83 



4 



3 



artings 



les 



Brought forward 

 Red blaes 



Blue fakes and blaes 

 Light reddish fireclay 

 Gray sandstone 

 Fakes and fireclay 

 Fakey sandstone 

 Gray sandstone 

 Reddish sandstone 

 Red sandstone 

 White sandstone 

 Red blaes and soft 

 Red fakey blaes 

 Red fireclay and 1>] 

 Black blaes . 

 Red blaes 

 Reddish sandstone 

 Red blaes (fakey) 

 Red sandstone 

 Red blaes (fakey) 

 Red sandstone 

 Green fireclay 

 Black blaes . 

 Light fireclay 

 1st coal 



Light greenish fireclay 

 Dark fakes and coal 

 Lark fakes . 

 Limey sandstone . 

 Limestone (inferior) 

 Green fireclay and balls of ironstone 

 Red and greenish fireclay 

 Greenish blaes 

 Red blaes 



Red and green blaes 

 Limey blaes . 

 Red and green blaes 

 Light greenish blaes and 

 Light blaes . 

 2nd coal 

 Light fireclay 

 Light fakes . 

 Sandstone 

 Light bluish blaes 

 3rd coal 



Coal and sulphur . 

 Dark fakes . 

 Light fakes . 

 Red and greenish fakes 

 Bluish fakes . 



Red and green blaes (variegated) 

 Red and green blaes 

 Red fakes and blaes 

 Red and green blaes 



balls 



Fms. 

 83 

 1 

 2 

 1 

 1 

 

 1 

 1 

 1 

 8 

 

 5 

 

 

 

 

 



1 







1 





 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 



1 







1 







1 

 1 





 2 



1 

 1 





 

 



1 





 

 

 



1 





 



1 

 1 

 1 



4 



Ft. Ins. 



4 3 

 3 



5 2 

 4 

 

 2 





 5 

 3 

 5 

 3 

 2 

 2 

 2 

 

 

 5 

 2 

 2 

 

 4 

 3 

 

 1 

 

 2 





 2 

 3 

 2 



3 

 3 

 4 

 2 

 4 

 5 

 

 3 



6 

 6 

 6 

 

 

 

 2 





 9 

 5 

 9 

 4 

 6 

 

 

 10 

 9 

 9 

 

 4 

 4 

 7 

 8 

 5 

 

 6 

 9 

 9 

 

 8 

 4 

 7 

 5 

 

 3 

 3 

 2 

 8 

 6 

 

 6 

 4 

 1 

 4 

 

 

 9 

 

 4 

 4 

 1 



Carry forward 145 



