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A large mineralized cavity in a tholeiite dike in Northumberland

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  14 March 2018

B. A. O. Randall
B. A. O. Randall*
Affiliation:
Department of Geology, King's College, Newcastle-on-Tyne, University of Durham
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Towards the end of 1952 mining operations at West Sleekburn colliery, Bedlington, Northumberland, involved the driving of a drift through a 'whin' dike. In the process of doing so an unusual, large cavity was penetrated. When the cavity was first entered, by the manager and under-manager, it was found to be water-free but full of 'gas', which rendered them almost unconscious. Their exploration was therefore delayed until the gas was removed by pumping. Unfortunately no sample of the gas was collected, but it is thought to have been 'fire damp'. After examination the cavity repeatedly filled with gas, leading to a suspicion of a hidden extension to the cavity, under the roadway.

Type
Research Article
Information
Mineralogical magazine and journal of the Mineralogical Society , Volume 30 , Issue 223 , December 1953 , pp. 246 - 253
Copyright
Copyright © The Mineralogical Society of Great Britain and Ireland 1953

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