Corsi 270, approx. 145 x 73 x 40 mm, © Oxford University Museum of Natural History
| OUMNH Number: | 270 |
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| Name and quarry location: | Astracane di Verona, lumachella di Verona, from Verona, Veneto, Italy |
| Geological description: | Mesozoic fossiliferous burrowed micritic limestone with abundant bioclasts: whole and fragmentary terebratulid brachiopods, crinoid debris, small benthic forams, and calcareous algae. It has spar-filled fractures and stylolites. |
| Comments: | Both the pink-yellow-buff colour palette, and the trace of a painted number on the reverse of this specimen suggest it comes from the Verona area, and is an astracane di Verona |
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| Further information: |
Verona.pdf |
| Corsi's classification: | Class 1. Marbles; Section 3. Lumachellas; ii. Italian lumachellas |
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| Corsi's text: | 85.38 Lumachella delle Alpi |