OUMNH Number: | 544 |
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Name and quarry location: | Gesso di Castellina Marittima, alabastro di Castellina Marittima, alabastro di Volterra, from Castellina Marittima, Pisa, Tuscany, Italy |
Geological description: | Fine-grained compact gypsum (alabaster) with calcite-filled fractures. |
Comments: | From upper Miocene evaporite deposits close to the Marmolaio River, west of Castellina Marittima, Province of Pisa, Tuscany, Italy (Jervis, 1889; 318-9; Dallan, 1969; 36). |
References: | Dallan (1969) 36; Jervis (1889) 318-326; Price (2007) 46; Stolzuoli (c.1997) |
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Corsi's classification: | Class 3. Gypsums |
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Corsi's text: | 135.1 Gesso della Castellina in Toscana |