Corsi 362, approx. 145 x 73 x 40 mm, © Oxford University Museum of Natural History
| OUMNH Number: | 362 |
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| Name and quarry location: | Alabastro di Napoli, from Naples, Campania, Italy; or perhaps alabastro di Busca, from Busca, Cuneo, Piedmont, Italy |
| Geological description: | Banded compact coarse-grained travertine, with bands of white granular calcite. |
| Comments: | Naples, Campania, Italy is not confirmed. It strongly resembles Busca material which has similar pure white bands, but it lacks the high polish of Corsi's other specimens (Corsi 359 and 360) |
| References: | Corsi (1825) 101-102; FNF (1939) 33; Jervis (1873) 34; Jervis (1889) 46; Price (2007) 52 |
| 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: | 102.29 Alabastro di Napoli |