OUMNH Number: | 613 |
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Name and quarry location: | Serpentina delle Alpi, perhaps serpentina di Valmalenco, from the Alps, and perhaps Valmalenco, Sondrio, Lombardy, Italy |
Geological description: | Serpentinite with rounded grains and granular aggregates of grey oxide mineral in dirty-yellow to blue-green serpentine. Two weak foliations evident. |
Comments: | Almost certainly from the Italian Alps; perhaps serpentino di Valmalenco from the quarries at Chiesa di Valmalenco, Lanzada or Torre di Santa Maria, in Valmalenco, Lombardy, Italy.(L,P) |
References: | Pieri (c.1958) tav.XXIX |
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Corsi's classification: | Class 7. Serpentines; ii. Common serpentines |
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Corsi's text: | 151.38 Serpentina delle Alpi |