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Stolemberg Mine (Vincent Mine), Gressoney-la-Trinité, Aosta Valley, Italyi
Regional Level Types
Stolemberg Mine (Vincent Mine)Mine (Abandoned)
Gressoney-la-TrinitéCommune
Aosta ValleyAutonomous Region
Italy- not defined -

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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
45° 52' 50'' North , 7° 51' 49'' East
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
Locality type:
Mine (Abandoned) - last checked 2019
Köppen climate type:
Nearest Settlements:
PlacePopulationDistance
Gressoney-La-Trinitè164 (2014)6.5km
Alagna Valsesia301 (2014)6.6km
Riva Valdobbia146 (2014)9.1km
Champoluc-Champlan392 (2014)11.4km
Gressoney-Saint-Jean400 (2014)12.3km
Other Languages:
French:
Mine du Stolemberg (Mine Vincent), Gressoney-La-Trinité, Vallée d'Aoste, Italie
Italian:
Miniera dello Stolemberg (Miniera Vincent), Gressoney-La-Trinité, Valle d'Aosta, Italia


Gold mine, operated between 1786 and the 1810s by the family Vincent, located at about 3000 m a.s.l. at the base of the western cliffs of Stolemberg. It exploited a quartz sulphide gold-bearing vein.

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3 valid minerals.

Detailed Mineral List:

Arsenopyrite
Formula: FeAsS
Reference: Franco Chianale find and collection
Gold
Formula: Au
Reference: Jervis, G. (1873) I tesori sotterranei dell'Italia. Vol. 1: Regioni delle Alpi. Ed. Loescher, Torino, Ermanno Loescher, Torino, XV+410 pp.; Mariani P., Scaini G. (1978): I minerali d'Italia. Compagnia Generale Editoriale, Milano, 574 pp.; Lorenzini, C. (1995) Le antiche miniere della Valle d'Aosta. Musumeci Editore, Quart (Aosta) 165 pp.
'Limonite'
Reference: Mariani P., Scaini G. (1978): I minerali d'Italia. Compagnia Generale Editoriale, Milano, 574 pp.
Pyrite
Formula: FeS2
Reference: Jervis, G. (1873) I tesori sotterranei dell'Italia. Vol. 1: Regioni delle Alpi. Ed. Loescher, Torino, Ermanno Loescher, Torino, XV+410 pp.

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List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 1 - Elements
Gold1.AA.05Au
Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts
Arsenopyrite2.EB.20FeAsS
Pyrite2.EB.05aFeS2
Unclassified Minerals, Rocks, etc.
'Limonite'-

List of minerals for each chemical element

SSulfur
S PyriteFeS2
S ArsenopyriteFeAsS
FeIron
Fe PyriteFeS2
Fe ArsenopyriteFeAsS
AsArsenic
As ArsenopyriteFeAsS
AuGold
Au GoldAu

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Jervis, G. (1873) I tesori sotterranei dell'Italia. Vol. 1: Regioni delle Alpi. Ed. Loescher, Torino, Ermanno Loescher, Torino, XV+410 pp.
Mariani, P., and Scaini, G. (1978) I minerali d'Italia. Compagnia Generale Editoriale, Milano, 574 pp.
Lorenzini, C. (1995) Le antiche miniere della Valle d'Aosta. Musumeci Editore, Quart (Aosta) 165 pp.
Lombardo, V. (2015) La famiglia di mercanti gressonari Vincent e la miniera d'oro dello Stolemberg al monte Rosa. Studi Piemontesi, 44, 2, 347-358; Centro Studi Piemontesi, Torino, 12 pp.

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