Corsi 161, approx. 145 x 73 x 40 mm, © Oxford University Museum of Natural History
| OUMNH Number: | 161 |
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| Name and quarry location: | Diaspro tenero di Sicilia, libeccio, from Gibellina Vecchia, Trapani, Sicily, Italy |
| Geological description: | Recrystallised limestone; originally probably a noular micrite/microspar, voids filled by sparry calcite. Buff-coloured area are filler. |
| Comments: | Corsi says that he has followed Borch's 'Lythologie Sicilienne' (1778) in attributing names and quarry locations to his Sicilian soft jaspers, but not all his locations are mentioned by Borch, nor do descriptions always match. The soft jaspers occur as 'veins' in libeccio which is buff-coloured with odd patches of jasper colouring. |
| References: | Borch (1778) 130-161; Corsi (1845) 155-156; Dubarry de Lassale (2005) 290; Evangelista (1998); Montana (1998) 67-68; Price (2007) 150-151 |
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| Corsi's classification: | Class 1. Marbles; Section 2. Veined marbles; Species 11. Soft jaspers of Sicily |
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| Corsi's text: | 66.1 Diaspro tenero di Sicilia. Gibillina di Trapani |