Corsi 411, approx. 145 x 73 x 40 mm, © Oxford University Museum of Natural History
| OUMNH Number: | 411 |
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| Name and quarry location: | Breccia dorata, from Siena, Tuscany, Italy |
| Geological description: | Limestone breccia/conglomerate with pervasive suturing and solution-modification of clast boundaries. |
| Comments: | This stone is described in detail by Bruno and Lazzarini, who established that it came from Siena. |
| References: | Borghini (1997) 170-171; Bruno (1999); Corsi (1845) 142; Mielsch (1985) 50, taf.10; Price (2007) 93 |
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| Corsi's classification: | Class 1. Marbles; Section 5. Breccias; i. Antique Breccias |
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| Corsi's text: | 114.23 Breccia dorata |