Corsi 163, approx. 145 x 73 x 40 mm, © Oxford University Museum of Natural History
| OUMNH Number: | 163 |
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| Name and quarry location: | Diaspro tenero di Sicilia, from Capo Gallo, Palermo, Sicily, Italy |
| Geological description: | Syn-sedimentary breccia with fragments of Triassic-Jurassic limestone (dark) and pink Jurassic-Cretaceous limestone. |
| 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. 'Gallo' is referred to by Borch for a soft jasper, and probably refers to Capo Gallo. However, nos. 162, 163 and 170 may all be from the same block of stone. |
| 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: | 67.4 Diaspro tenero di Sicilia. Pedichiusa di Gallo |