OUMNH Number: | 446 |
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Name and quarry location: | probably breccia di Carrara, from Carrara, Massa e Carrara, Tuscany, Italy; or breccia di Seravezza, from Seravezza, Lucca, Tuscany, Italy |
Geological description: | Marble breccia: a limestone breccio-conglomerate that has subsequently been metamorphosed. |
Comments: | 'Probably Carrara' according to Mary Porter, c.1905, but an earlier note included in the same typescript says 'According to Mr Brindley really Seravezza'. |
References: | Porter (c.1905) 59 |
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Corsi's classification: | Class 1. Marbles; Section 5. Breccias; ii. Italian Breccias |
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Corsi's text: | 120.25 Breccia di Siena |