Corsi 167, approx. 145 x 73 x 40 mm, © Oxford University Museum of Natural History
| OUMNH Number: | 167 |
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| Name and quarry location: | Diaspro tenero di Sicilia, from Taormina, Messina, Sicily, Italy |
| Geological description: | Synsedimentary limestone breccia. |
| Comments: | All Corsi's localities for the 'soft jaspers of Sicily' are derived from the descriptions given in Borch 'Lythologie Sicilienne', 1778. Taormina, Prov. di Messina yields various limestones including a brecciated red compact limestone, according to Jervis (1889) and may well be the correct provenance for this specimen. |
| References: | Borch (1778) 130-161; Corsi (1845) 155-156; Dubarry de Lassale (2005) 290; Evangelista (1998); Jervis (1889) 480-481; Montana (1998) 64-68; 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: | 67.7 Diaspro tenero di Sicilia. Breccia di Taormina |