Corsi 175, approx. 145 x 73 x 40 mm, © Oxford University Museum of Natural History
| OUMNH Number: | 175 |
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| Name and quarry location: | Diaspro tenero di Sicilia, from Trapani, Sicily, Italy |
| Geological description: | Tertiary limestone. A bioturbated fossiliferous pelagic biomicrite crowded with planktonic forams and calcispheres, with some molluscan debris. Note calcite-filled fractures. |
| 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. |
| References: | Borch (1778) 130-161; Corsi (1845) 155-156; Dubarry de Lassale (2005) 290; Evangelista (1998); 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: | 68.15 Diaspro tenero di Sicilia. Rosso di Trapani |