Geology of Caphouse Colliery, Wakefield, Yorkshire, UK Item Type Article Authors Davies-Vollum, K. Siân; Guion, Paul. D.; Knight, John. A.; Smith, Andrew Citation Davies-Vollum, S. et al, (2016) 'Geology of Caphouse Colliery, Wakefield, Yorkshire, UK' Proceedings of the Yorkshire Geological Society, 2015-372 DOI 10.1144/pygs2015-372 Publisher Geological Society of London Journal Proceedings of the Yorkshire Geological Society Rights Archived with thanks to Proceedings of the Yorkshire Geological Society Download date 27/09/2021 16:40:57 Link to Item http://hdl.handle.net/10545/620682 1 1 Geology of Caphouse Colliery, Wakefield, Yorkshire, UK 2 K. S. Davies-Vollum1,2, P. D. Guion2, J.A. Knight3 & A. Smith4 3 1Department of the Natural and Built Environment, Sheffield Hallam University, Howard 4 Street, Sheffield, S1 1WB, UK 5 2College of Life and Natural Sciences, University of Derby, Kedleston Road, Derby, DE22 6 1GB, UK 7 3Harworth Minerals Consultancy, 2 Church Street, Shirland, Alfreton, Derbyshire, DE55 8 6BJ, UK 9 4National Coal Mining Museum for England, Caphouse Colliery, New Road, Overton, 10 Wakefield, WF4 4RH, UK 11 Correspondence:
[email protected] 12 13 Abstract: The National Coal Mining Museum in West Yorkshire affords a rare 14 opportunity for the public to visit a former colliery (Caphouse) and experience at first 15 hand the geology of a mine. The geology at the museum can be seen via the public tour, 16 limited surface outcrop and an inclined ventilation drift, which provides the best 17 geological exposure and information. The strata encountered at the site are c.