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Bois de la Golette Mine (Bois de la Golettaz Mine), La Thuile anthracite mines (La Thuile anthracitiferous basin), La Thuile, Aosta Valley, Italyi
Regional Level Types
Bois de la Golette Mine (Bois de la Golettaz Mine)Mine (Abandoned)
La Thuile anthracite mines (La Thuile anthracitiferous basin)Coal Field
La ThuileCommune
Aosta ValleyAutonomous Region
ItalyCountry

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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
45° 42' 37'' North , 6° 56' 17'' East
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
45.71054,6.93807
GeoHash:
G#: u0hujck5h
GRN:
N31E04
Type:
Mine (Abandoned) - last checked 2019
Köppen climate type:
Dfc : Subarctic climate
Nearest Settlements:
PlacePopulationDistance
La Thuile762 (2014)1.1km
Prè Saint Didier258 (2014)7.0km
Pallusieux294 (2014)7.6km
Verrand276 (2014)8.4km
Morgex1,741 (2014)9.5km
Mindat Locality ID:
308270
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:308270:9
GUID (UUID V4):
0
Other Languages:
French:
Mine du Bois de la Golette (Mine du Bois de la Golettaz), Mines d'anthracite de La Thuile (Bassin anthracitifère de La Thuile), La Thuile, Vallée d'Aoste, Italie
Italian:
Miniera del Bois de la Golette (Miniera del Bois de la Golettaz), Miniere di antracite di La Thuile (Bacino antracitifero di La Thuile), La Thuile, Valle d'Aosta, Italia


Abandoned anthracite mine.

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References

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.
Clerici, C., and Clerici, L. (1980) Le miniere di antracite di La Thuile. Bollettino della Associazione Mineraria Subalpina, 17, 63-76
Valente, A., and Borghi, A. (2000) Tectono-metamorphic evolution of the anthracite-bearing basin of La Thuile (External Briançonnais Zone). Géologie Alpine, 76, 151-163.
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