Corsi 361, approx. 145 x 73 x 40 mm, © Oxford University Museum of Natural History
| OUMNH Number: | 361 |
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| Name and quarry location: | Alabastro di Breschia, from Brescia, Lombardy, Italy |
| Geological description: | Compact travertine composed of bands of finely fibrous and fine-grained calcite. |
| Comments: | Merrill (1893) gives two localities for compact banded travertines in Brescia, Pisogne for a yellow-brown oriental alabaster from stalactites in Triassic limestone, and Rezzato, on the outskirts of Brescia, for a dark brown oriental alabaster occurring in caverns in Liassic limestone. Jervis (1889) does not mention this stone from the province. This specimen has been badly broken and subsequently repaired. |
| References: | Merrill (1893) 580 |
| Further information: |
Alabaster-travertine.pdf |
| Corsi's classification: | Class 1. Marbles; Section 4. Concretionary marbles; Species 1. Alabasters; ii. Italian alabasters |
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| Corsi's text: | 102.28 Alabastro di Brescia |