Corsi Collection of Decorative Stones

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Corsi 424, approx. 145 x 73 x 40 mm, © Oxford University Museum of Natural History

OUMNH Number: 424  
Name and quarry location: Oolite bigia di Brescia, from Brescia, Lombardy, Italy  
Geological description: Oolitic limestone; oosparite with abundant crinoid debris.  
Comments: This locality has not been confirmed.  
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Corsi's classification: Class 1. Marbles; Section 5. Breccias; ii. Italian Breccias  
Corsi's text: 117.3 Oolite bigia di Brescia  

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