Corsi Collection of Decorative Stones

view of stone 281

Corsi 281, approx. 145 x 73 x 40 mm, © Oxford University Museum of Natural History

OUMNH Number: 281  
Name and quarry location: Meandrite di Verona, from Verona, Veneto, Italy  
Geological description: Recrystallised colonial scleractinian coral with pink micrite and spar-filled voids.  
Comments: From the Verona area, Veneto, Italy (not confirmed).  
References:  
Further information: Verona.pdf
 


Corsi's classification: Class 1. Marbles; Section 3. Lumachellas; ii. Italian lumachellas  
Corsi's text: 86.49 Meandrite di Verona  

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