earth science

Northumberland Coalfield

Northumberland Coalfield is a earth science topic covered in the lgStudy science library. This page brings together a partial reference excerpt, illustrations, worked examples, real-world applications and a short study plan, so you can understand Northumberland Coalfield rather than just read about it. In short: The Northumberland Coalfield is a coalfield in north-east England. It is continuous with the Durham Coalfield to its south.

Key takeaways

Northumberland Coalfield belongs to earth science; place it in that map before memorising details.
Learn the definition first, then one example that makes the definition concrete.
Connect Northumberland Coalfield to a quantity you can measure, compute or draw — that is where exam questions come from.
Reproduce the core statement of Northumberland Coalfield from memory before moving on to harder problems.

Reference excerpt

The Northumberland Coalfield is a coalfield in north-east England. It is continuous with the Durham Coalfield to its south. It extends from Shilbottle in the north to the boundary with County Durham along the River Tyne in the south, beyond which is the Durham Coalfield. The two contiguous coalfield areas were often referred to as the Durham and Northumberland Coalfield(s) or as the Great Northern Coalfield.

Coal seams The following coal seams are recorded from the Northumberland Coalfield. They are listed here in stratigraphic order with the youngest at the top and the oldest/deepest at the bottom. Not all seams are named and not all occur at any one locality.

Pennine Coal Measures Group (Westphalian) Upper Coal Measures

Killingworth West Moor Top Hebburn Fell Bottom Hebburn Fell Usworth Middle Coal Measures

Burradon Rowlington Top Ryhope Five-Quarter Bottom Ryhope Five-Quarter Ryhope Little Top Moorland Bottom Moorland Ashington High Main Metal Five-Quarter Bentinck Yard Top Bensham Bottom Bensham Top Durham Low Main Bottom Durham Low Main Northumberland Low Main Broomhill Main

Plessey Colliery The Plessey Colliery is located in Blyth, Northumberland and opened in 1709. It was partially demolished create to the Plessey Waggonway and connect the surrounding coal mines, such as Cowpen. Lower Coal Measures

Beaumont Bottom Beaumont Top Tilley Tilley Bottom Tilley Top Busty Bottom Busty Three-Quarter Stobswood New Brockwell Victoria Stobswood Marshall Green Ganister Clay Gubeon Saltwick

Yoredale Group Stainmore Formation (Namurian)

Stanton Top Netherwitton Bottom Netherwitton Top Coatyards Bottom Coatyards Little Limestone Alston Formation (Visean)

Parrot Townhead Shilbottle (Acre) Beadnell Greenses Blackhill Main

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Illustrations

Worked examples

Example 1 — a first encounter with Northumberland Coalfield

Start with the simplest possible case. Write down what Northumberland Coalfield claims or describes in one sentence, then invent the smallest concrete situation in which that sentence is true. In earth science, the smallest case is usually a single object, a single equation or a single measurement. Check that every symbol or term in your sentence has a meaning in that case.

Example 2 — changing one variable

Take the situation from Example 1 and change exactly one quantity: double it, halve it, or set it to zero. Predict what should happen to Northumberland Coalfield before you calculate. Comparing your prediction with the result is the fastest way to find out whether you understand the idea or only the words.

Example 3 — an exam-style question

Typical questions about Northumberland Coalfield ask you to (a) state it precisely, (b) apply it to given data, and (c) explain a limitation. Practise writing all three answers in under five minutes; the third part is what separates a full-mark answer from an average one.

Applications of Northumberland Coalfield

In research: Northumberland Coalfield appears in earth science research whenever the underlying quantities have to be modelled precisely. Papers usually cite it as a starting assumption and then explore where it breaks down.
In technology and industry: Engineering practice reuses Northumberland Coalfield in design rules, simulations and safety margins. Knowing the idea lets you read a specification sheet and understand why the numbers look the way they do.
In the classroom: Northumberland Coalfield is common in secondary-school and first-year university syllabi. It links to neighbouring topics Coal mining regions in England, Geography of Northumberland, Geology of Northumberland, so understanding it makes those chapters shorter.
In everyday life: Look for Northumberland Coalfield outside the textbook — in sport, cooking, traffic, electronics or the sky above you. An example you found yourself is remembered far longer than one you were given.

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How to study Northumberland Coalfield in 20 minutes

Read the reference excerpt below once, without taking notes.
Close the page and write down what Northumberland Coalfield means in your own words.
Compare your version with the excerpt and mark what you missed.
Work through the three examples above with pen and paper.
Explain Northumberland Coalfield out loud to somebody else — or to Teacher Smith in the lgStudy chat.

Frequently asked questions

What is Northumberland Coalfield in simple terms?

The Northumberland Coalfield is a coalfield in north-east England. It is continuous with the Durham Coalfield to its south.

Why does Northumberland Coalfield matter?

Because it connects several earth science ideas at once: it gives you a definition you can apply, a quantity you can calculate, and a way to check whether a result is plausible.

How should I study Northumberland Coalfield?

Read the excerpt, restate it from memory, then work through the examples and applications listed on this page. The five-step study plan above takes about twenty minutes.

What does this page cover?

It gives you a compact reference excerpt plus original lgStudy explanations, examples, applications and study material on Northumberland Coalfield.