Corsi 261, approx. 145 x 73 x 40 mm, © Oxford University Museum of Natural History
| OUMNH Number: | 261 |
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| Name and quarry location: | Marmo schisto bigio di Monte Bolca, from Monte Bolca, Val d'Illasi, Verona, Veneto, Italy |
| Geological description: | Foraminiferal limestone (Alveolina?), with calcite-filled voids in the forams. |
| Comments: | The painted number on the back of the specimen confirms a Verona/Vicenza provenance for this limestone (see Verona.pdf for more information). Monte Bolca is probably correct. All the orange-brown colouring on this specimen is filler/polishing compound. |
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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: | 83.29 Schisto bigio di Bolca presso Verona |