Corsi Collection of Decorative Stones

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Corsi 196, approx. 145 x 73 x 40 mm, © Oxford University Museum of Natural History

OUMNH Number: 196  
Name and quarry location: Fior di persico, from Seravezza, Lucca, Tuscany, Italy  
Geological description: Marble; a tectonised and sheared limestone breccia-conglomerate.  
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Corsi's classification: Class 1. Marbles; Section 2. Veined marbles; Species 12. Veined marbles of Italy  
Corsi's text: 71.18 Fior di persico di Torino  

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