Corsi Collection of Decorative Stones

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Corsi 277, approx. 145 x 73 x 40 mm, © Oxford University Museum of Natural History

OUMNH Number: 277  
Name and quarry location: Marmo conchigliare delle Alpi, from the Alps  
Geological description: A calcarenite, probably of Tertiary age, with molluscan, algal, polychaete and other bioclasts, and common small benthic forams.  
Comments: This locality has not been confirmed.  
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Corsi's classification: Class 1. Marbles; Section 3. Lumachellas; ii. Italian lumachellas  
Corsi's text: 86.45 Marmo conchigliare giallo delle Alpi  

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