Corsi Collection of Decorative Stones

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view of stone 290

Corsi 290, approx. 145 x 73 x 40 mm, © Oxford University Museum of Natural History

bottom view of stone 290

bottom view of stone 290, approx. 145 x 73 x 40 mm, © Oxford University Museum of Natural History

OUMNH Number: 290  
Name and quarry location: Lumachella del Ticino, from Ticino, Lombardy, Italy  
Geological description: Jurassic fossiliferous calcarenite with punctate brachiopods (Terebratulids) and ammonites.  
Comments: This specimen could be from anywhere along the River Ticino which flows through Lombardy into Switzerland, or anywhere in Canton Ticino in Switzerland which is named after the river. Corsi is perhaps more likely to have obtained the sample from near the Italian section of the river.  
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Corsi's classification: Class 1. Marbles; Section 3. Lumachellas; ii. Italian lumachellas  
Corsi's text: 88.58 Lumachella del Ticino  

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