OUMNH Number: | 546 |
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Name and quarry location: | Gesso di Iesi, alabastro di Iesi, from Iesi, Ancona, Marches, Italy |
Geological description: | Fine-grained compact gypsum (alabaster) - nodular mass, fibrous towards margins. |
Comments: | Iesi may be correct. According to Jervis (1889), gypsum has been worked extensively in the Province of Ancona. |
References: | Jervis (1889) passim. |
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Corsi's classification: | Class 3. Gypsums |
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Corsi's text: | 135.3 Gesso di Jesi |