Corsi Collection of Decorative Stones

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Corsi 522, approx. 145 x 73 x 40 mm, © Oxford University Museum of Natural History

OUMNH Number: 522  
Name and quarry location: Pietra felce dell'Elba, pietra paesina, from the island of Elba, Livorno, Tuscany,  
Geological description: Micritic limestone or calcareous marl showing minor fracture constrained iron-staining giving faint paesina effect. It has abundant areas of dendritic manganese oxides.  
Comments: 'Felce' is Italian for fern and alludes to the dendritic manganese oxides in this stone. It may perhaps be from San Martino, in the middle of the island, where Zuccagni-Orlandini (1842) says a compact limestone with markings of beautiful dendrites, abounds.  
References: Marko (2003); McBride (2003); Price (2007) 101-103; Zuccagni-Orlandini (1842) 11  
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Corsi's classification: Class 1. Marbles; Section 6. Argillaceous stones; ii. Dendritic clays  
Corsi's text: 130.6 Pietra felce dell'Elba  

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