OUMNH Number: | 142 |
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Name and quarry location: | Bigio antico, locality unknown |
Geological description: | Very coarse-grained marble with rounded white clasts and net-veined graphitic matrix. |
Comments: | The source of this stone is not known, but is likely to be in Greece or Turkey rather than Italy. |
References: | Borghini (1997) 158-159; Corsi (1845) 106; Gnoli (1988) 192-195; Lazzarini (2002c) 244, 265; Lazzarini (2003); Pensabene (1998); Price (2007) 76 |
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Corsi's classification: | Class 1. Marbles; Section 2. Veined marbles; Species 10. Grey marbles; i. Ancient grey marbles |
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Corsi's text: | 62.4 Bigio antico. Marmor Batthium. Battio. Bigio brecciato |