Corsi Collection of Decorative Stones

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Corsi 685, approx. 145 x 73 x 40 mm, © Oxford University Museum of Natural History

OUMNH Number: 685  
Name and quarry location: Breccia delle Alpi, possibly from the Apuan Alps, Italy  
Geological description: Lithic breccio-conglomerate with mainly siliceous clasts including quartz grains, but some of limestone and marble are also present. It is possibly from the Triassic Verrucano Formation.  
Comments: It has been suggested that the siliceous clastic deposits of the Verrucano Formation from the Apuan Alps is a possible source of this stone.  
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Corsi's classification: Class 10. Pudding-stones; ii. Italian pudding-stones  
Corsi's text: 164.3 Breccia delle Alpi  

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