Corsi 252, approx. 145 x 73 x 40 mm, © Oxford University Museum of Natural History
| OUMNH Number: | 252 |
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| Name and quarry location: | Verdesino della Giazza, from Giazza, Verona, Veneto, Italy |
| Geological description: | Fine-grained bioturbated limestone crowded with bioclasts, mostly thin-shelled bivalves. |
| Comments: | The painted number on the back of the specimen indicates a Verona/Vicenza provenance for this limestone (see Verona.pdf for more information). Giazza refers to a community in the Monte Lessini area, north of Verona. All references to the Euganean Hills by Corsi are an error on his part. |
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| Further information: |
Verona.pdf |
| Corsi's classification: | Class 1. Marbles; Section 3. Lumachellas; ii. Italian lumachellas |
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| Corsi's text: | 82.20 Verdesino della Giazza ne'Colli Euganei |