OUMNH Number: | 524 |
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Name and quarry location: | landscape marble, alberese di Ponte a Rignano, from Ponte a Rignano, Florence, Tuscany, Italy |
Geological description: | Micritic limestone or calcareous marl from the Cretaceous Alberese Formation, showing well-developed dendrites of manganese oxides. |
Comments: | Jervis (1889) describes this stone from Rignano sull'Arno. |
References: | Corsi (1825) 127, 130; Jervis (1889) 304; Price (2007) 99 |
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Corsi's classification: | Class 1. Marbles; Section 6. Argillaceous stones; ii. Dendritic clays |
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Corsi's text: | 130.8 Alberese di Ponte a Rignano nella Toscana |