Corsi Collection of Decorative Stones

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Corsi 861, approx. 145 x 73 x 40 mm, © Oxford University Museum of Natural History

OUMNH Number: 861  
Name and quarry location: Beola di Milano, from Milan, Lombardy, Italy  
Geological description: Mica schist.  
Comments: Beola is used for roofing. This stone is known in the trade today as beola bianca and it comes from the areas of Domodossola, Trontano and Villadossola, in Piedmont, Italy.  
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Corsi's classification: Class 16. Granites; ii. Italian granites  
Corsi's text: 210.13 Beola di Milano  

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