Corsi 212, approx. 145 x 73 x 40 mm, © Oxford University Museum of Natural History
| OUMNH Number: | 212 |
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| Name and quarry location: | Colombino roseo dell'Elba, from Punta Pina, island of Elba, Livorno, Tuscany, Italy |
| Geological description: | Pink micritic limestone, altered to yellow where it is crossed by two generations of calcite-filled fractures. It has disseminated black manganese oxides and pyrite. |
| Comments: | The veined flesh-pink and grey marble of Punta Pina is described by Zuccagni-Orlandini (1842). The sample in the Pescetto Collection in Rome is very similar to Corsi's. |
| References: | Zuccagni-Orlandini (1842) 11. Another example: Servizio Geologico d'Italia, Rome Pescetto coll.no.812. |
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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: | 73.34 Colombino roseo dell'Elba |