OUMNH Number: | 303 |
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Name and quarry location: | Alabastro a occhi, locality unknown |
Geological description: | Brecciated fine-grained compact banded travertine, with acicular and granular bands of calcite, some dark orange-brown coloured. |
Comments: | Translucent dark brown bands like those in this stone are seen in travertines from Tuscany and many other places. The quarry location is consequently not known. |
References: | |
Further information: |
Alabaster-travertine.pdf |
Corsi's classification: | Class 1. Marbles; Section 4. Concretionary marbles; Species 1. Alabasters; i. Antique alabaster |
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Corsi's text: | 93.10 Alabastro antico. Marmor Alabastrum. Alabastro a occhj... la cava [era al] Tebaide oggi Sayd. |