OUMNH Number: | 264 |
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Name and quarry location: | Astracane di Verona, lumachella di Verona, from Verona, Veneto, Italy |
Geological description: | Limestone. A molluscan biosparite crowded with whole and fragmentary brachiopods (probably terebratulids) and bivalves, replaced by sparry calcite, and with a few scarce gastropods. Some stylolites are evident. |
Comments: | This limestone is a typical lumachella from the province of Verona, not Milan. |
References: | Antonelli (2003); Corsi (1825) 78; Gnoli (1988) 203; Jervis (1889) 144; Price (2007) 161 |
Further information: |
Verona.pdf |
Corsi's classification: | Class 1. Marbles; Section 3. Lumachellas; ii. Italian lumachellas |
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Corsi's text: | 84.32 Lumachella di Milano |