Corsi 188, approx. 145 x 73 x 40 mm, © Oxford University Museum of Natural History
| OUMNH Number: | 188 |
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| Name and quarry location: | Rosso venato di Terni, marmo carnagione, from the province of Terni, Umbria, Italy |
| Geological description: | Marly limestone; a Cretaceous-Eocene pelagic limestone from the Scaglia Rossa Formation, the colouring constrained by microfractures to give a 'ruin marble' effect. It is mottled with the shells of planktonic microfossils, and it has prominent stylolites and en echelon sets of white calcite-filled fractures. |
| Comments: | Corsi might equally have classed this stone with his 'carnagione'. |
| References: | Corsi (1825); Price (2007) 112 |
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| Corsi's classification: | Class 1. Marbles; Section 2. Veined marbles; Species 12. Veined marbles of Italy |
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| Corsi's text: | 70.10 Rosso venato di Terni |