OUMNH Number: | 190 |
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Name and quarry location: | Marmo giallo di Saltrio, from Saltrio, Milan, Lombardy, Italy |
Geological description: | Recrystallised limestone or marble, with calcite-filled fractures, and with ferruginous orange stylolites. |
Comments: | Saltrio is better known for grey marbles although it does yield a dark yellow compact limestone according to Jervis (1889). However this stone looks rather like giallo antico from Chemtou, Tunisia, a point noted since the early 20th century. However, it fluoresces yellow under longwave uv radiation, a property not shared by other samples of giallo antico in Corsi collection. |
References: | Jervis (1889) 99-100 |
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Corsi's classification: | Class 1. Marbles; Section 2. Veined marbles; Species 12. Veined marbles of Italy |
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Corsi's text: | 70.12 Giallo di Saltrio nel Milanese |