OUMNH Number: | 518 |
---|---|
Name and quarry location: | Rosso di Fuligno, from Foligno, Perugia, Umbria, Italy |
Geological description: | Calcarenite, with no obvious biogenic grains. Patchy areas of pyrite, and scattered dendrites of manganese/iron oxides are present. |
Comments: | Jervis (1889) makes no reference to a pink or red limestone from Foligno, in Perugia, only a whitish compact one. |
References: | Jervis (1889) 344 |
Further information: |
|
Corsi's classification: | Class 1. Marbles; Section 6. Argillaceous stones; ii. Dendritic clays |
---|---|
Corsi's text: | 129.2 Rosso di Fuligno |