OUMNH Number: | 279 |
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Name and quarry location: | Lumachella di Valpolicella, perhaps giallo reale, from Valpolicella, Verona, Veneto, Italy |
Geological description: | Biosparite limestone with abundant large benthic forams, algal nodules and grains, and molluscan debris. |
Comments: | Most probably a Jurassic limestone from the Verona area, Veneto, Italy, and perhaps the stone now traded as giallo reale. 'Volpicella' seems to be a contraction of Valpolicella sometimes used in the past. |
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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: | 86.47 Lumachella di Volpicella nel Veneziano |