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Galena from
Promise Mine (La Promise Mine; Biolley Mine), La Thuile, Aosta Valley, Italy


Locality type:Mine
Classification
Species:Galena
Formula:PbS
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Galena data
Locality Data:Click here to view Promise Mine (La Promise Mine; Biolley Mine), La Thuile, Aosta Valley, Italy
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:536294
Long-form Identifier:1:3:536294:3
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Galena
8.3km (5.1 miles) ⓘMont Orfeuille, Arvier, Aosta Valley, Italy
12.2km (7.6 miles) ⓘAiguille du Chatelet pyrite deposit, Courmayeur, Aosta Valley, Italy
12.7km (7.9 miles) ⓘTrou des Romains (Chapy deposit), Sapin Valley, Courmayeur, Aosta Valley, Italy
13.4km (8.3 miles) ⓘBrenva Glacier, Courmayeur, Aosta Valley, Italy
13.9km (8.6 miles) ⓘEstellette Glacier, Courmayeur, Aosta Valley, Italy
14.1km (8.8 miles) ⓘAiguille Noire du Peuterey, Courmayeur, Aosta Valley, Italy
15.4km (9.5 miles) ⓘMiage Glacier, Courmayeur, Aosta Valley, Italy
15.5km (9.6 miles) ⓘAlpage Mont Blanc, Valgrisenche, Aosta Valley, Italy
17.2km (10.7 miles) ⓘTĂȘte CarrĂše Mine, Miage Glacier, Courmayeur, Aosta Valley, Italy
18.0km (11.2 miles) ⓘVallĂ©e des Glaciers, Bourg-Saint-Maurice, Albertville, Savoie, Auvergne-RhĂŽne-Alpes, France
References
Barelli, Vincenzo (1835) Cenni di statistica mineralogica degli Stati di S.M. il Re di Sardegna ovvero catalogo ragionato della raccolta formatasi presso Azienda Generale dell’Interno [Outline of the mineralogical statistics of the States of His Majesty the King of Sardinia, or a reasoned catalog of the collection formed at the General Administration of the Interior]. Giuseppe Fodratti.
Jervis, Guglielmo (1873) I tesori sotterranei dell'Italia descrizione topografica e geologica di tutte le localita nel Regno d'Italia [The underground treasures of Italy topographical and geological description of all the locations in the Kingdom of Italy] Vol. 1 - Regione Della Alpi.
Dessau, G. (1936) La miniera di «La Promise» (La Thuile, Aosta). Atti della Reale Accademia delle Scienze di Torino, 71, 1, 85-96
Del Caldo, A.; Moro, C.; Gramaccioli, C.M.; Boscardin, M. (1973) Guida ai minerali. Fratelli Fabbri Editori. 208 pp.
 
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