Corsi 545, approx. 145 x 73 x 40 mm, © Oxford University Museum of Natural History
| OUMNH Number: | 545 |
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| Name and quarry location: | Gesso di Volterra, alabastro di Volterra, from Volterra, Pisa, Tuscany, Italy |
| Geological description: | Fine-grained compact gypsum (alabaster). |
| Comments: | From upper Miocene evaporite deposits in the region of Volterra, Province of Pisa, Tuscany, Italy; most probably from near Mazzolla and la Spicchiaiola, south-west of Volterra (Dallan, 1969; 36). The Volterra gypsum deposits are well known, and are described in some detail by Jervis (1889). |
| References: | Jervis (1889) 318-328; Price (2007) 46; Stolzuoli (c.1997) |
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| Corsi's classification: | Class 3. Gypsums |
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| Corsi's text: | 135.2 Gesso di Volterra |