Corsi Collection of Decorative Stones

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view of stone 198

Corsi 198, approx. 145 x 73 x 40 mm, © Oxford University Museum of Natural History

OUMNH Number: 198  
Name and quarry location: Occhiadina di Bergamo, from Bergamo, Lombardy, Italy  
Geological description: Birds-eye limestone; probably originally a peloidal micrite.  
Comments: This locality has not been confirmed.  
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Corsi's classification: Class 1. Marbles; Section 2. Veined marbles; Species 12. Veined marbles of Italy  
Corsi's text: 71.20 Occhiadina di Bergamo  

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