OUMNH Number: | 411 |
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Name and quarry location: | Breccia dorata, from Siena, Tuscany, Italy |
Geological description: | Limestone breccia/conglomerate with pervasive suturing and solution-modification of clast boundaries. |
Comments: | This stone is described in detail by Bruno and Lazzarini, who established that it came from Siena. |
References: | Borghini (1997) 170-171; Bruno (1999); Corsi (1845) 142; Mielsch (1985) 50, taf.10; Price (2007) 93 |
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Corsi's classification: | Class 1. Marbles; Section 5. Breccias; i. Antique Breccias |
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Corsi's text: | 114.23 Breccia dorata |