Corsi 495, approx. 145 x 73 x 40 mm, © Oxford University Museum of Natural History
| OUMNH Number: | 495 |
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| Name and quarry location: | Breccia di Carrara, from Carrara, Massa e Carrara, Tuscany, Italy |
| Geological description: | Marble breccia-conglomerate |
| Comments: | This stone most probably comes from the Apuan Alps, either Carrara or possibly the Seravezza area. |
| References: | Jervis (1862) 1-24; Pensabene (2002) 212-214; Pieri (1954) 17-24; Price (2007) 64-65; Rogers (2008) 48-50; Watson (1916) 175-192 |
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| Corsi's classification: | Class 1. Marbles; Section 5. Breccias; ii. Italian Breccias |
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| Corsi's text: | 126.74 Breccia di Carrara |