OUMNH Number: | 199 |
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Name and quarry location: | Corso della mola di S.Ambrogio, from the province of Verona, Veneto, Italy; but probably not from Sant'Ambrogio di Valpolicella |
Geological description: | Limestone; a fossiliferous biomicrite crowded with bioclasts including planktonic forams. It is heavily stylolitised. |
Comments: | The Verona/Vicenza area, Veneto, Italy is indicated as the provenance by the black number painted on the reverse (see pdf of further information about Verona specimens). Mary Porter wrote c. 1905: 'Mr Brindley says decidedly not S. Ambrogio' ie Sant'Ambrogio di Valpolicella. |
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Further information: |
Verona.pdf |
Corsi's classification: | Class 1. Marbles; Section 2. Veined marbles; Species 12. Veined marbles of Italy |
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Corsi's text: | 71.21 Corso della mola di S.Ambrogio nel Veronese |