Corsi 423, approx. 145 x 73 x 40 mm, © Oxford University Museum of Natural History
| OUMNH Number: | 423 |
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| Name and quarry location: | Oolite bianca e gialla di Monte Baldo, from Monte Baldo, and most probably from Punta San Vigilio, Verona, Veneto, Italy |
| Geological description: | Oolitic limestone; oosparite with extensive yellow limonite in the matrix and cortex of the ooliths. Brown is filler/polishing compound. |
| Comments: | Punta San Vigilio, on Lake Guarda at the southern extremity of Monte Baldo, is perhaps the best known Italian locality for oolitic limestones. |
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| Further information: |
Verona.pdf |
| Corsi's classification: | Class 1. Marbles; Section 5. Breccias; ii. Italian Breccias |
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| Corsi's text: | 117.2 Oolite bianca e gialla di Monte Baldo |