Corsi 363, approx. 145 x 73 x 40 mm, © Oxford University Museum of Natural History
| OUMNH Number: | 363 |
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| Name and quarry location: | Alabastro di Torrita, perhaps from either Torrita Tiberina, Roma, Lazio, Italy or Torrita di Siena, Siena, Tuscany, Italy |
| Geological description: | Banded compact travertine of very fine fibrous calcite, flesh pink on sides of specimen. |
| Comments: | Further research is needed to establish which location called 'Torrita' this stone is from. |
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| 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: | 102.30 Alabastro di Torrita |