OUMNH Number: | 490 |
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Name and quarry location: | Breccia di Sarzana, from Sarzana, near Seravezza, Lucca, Tuscany, Italy; or perhaps breccia di Seravezza, from Seravezza, Lucca, Tuscany, Italy |
Geological description: | Marble breccia; a metamorphosed polymict limestone breccia with extensive solution seams. |
Comments: | Although this is an unusual breccia from either Sarzana or Seravezza, another example of the same name, is in the Pescetto collection of the Servizio Geologico d'Italia in Rome. |
References: | Bartelletti (2003); Jervis (1862) 1-22; Lazzarini (1999a); Pieri (1954); Price (2007) 131; Watson (1916) 189-197. Other examples: Pescetto collection no.464. |
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Corsi's classification: | Class 1. Marbles; Section 5. Breccias; ii. Italian Breccias |
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Corsi's text: | 125.69 Breccia di Sarzana |