Stolemberg Mine (Vincent Mine), Gressoney-la-Trinité, Aosta Valley, Italyi
Regional Level Types | |
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Stolemberg Mine (Vincent Mine) | Mine (Abandoned) |
Gressoney-la-Trinité | Commune |
Aosta Valley | Autonomous 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:
Place | Population | Distance |
---|---|---|
Gressoney-La-Trinitè | 164 (2014) | 6.5km |
Alagna Valsesia | 301 (2014) | 6.6km |
Riva Valdobbia | 146 (2014) | 9.1km |
Champoluc-Champlan | 392 (2014) | 11.4km |
Gressoney-Saint-Jean | 400 (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.
Select Mineral List Type
Standard Detailed Gallery Strunz Chemical ElementsDetailed 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. |
Gallery:
List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
Group 1 - Elements | |||
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ⓘ | Gold | 1.AA.05 | Au |
Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts | |||
ⓘ | Arsenopyrite | 2.EB.20 | FeAsS |
ⓘ | Pyrite | 2.EB.05a | FeS2 |
Unclassified Minerals, Rocks, etc. | |||
ⓘ | 'Limonite' | - |
List of minerals for each chemical element
S | Sulfur | |
---|---|---|
S | ⓘ Pyrite | FeS2 |
S | ⓘ Arsenopyrite | FeAsS |
Fe | Iron | |
Fe | ⓘ Pyrite | FeS2 |
Fe | ⓘ Arsenopyrite | FeAsS |
As | Arsenic | |
As | ⓘ Arsenopyrite | FeAsS |
Au | Gold | |
Au | ⓘ Gold | Au |
References
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Year (asc) Year (desc) Author (A-Z) Author (Z-A)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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Stolemberg Mine, Gressoney-la-Trinité, Aosta Valley, Italy