Corsi Collection of Decorative Stones

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Corsi 498, approx. 145 x 73 x 40 mm, © Oxford University Museum of Natural History

OUMNH Number: 498  
Name and quarry location: Marmo marrone di Sestino, from Sestino, Milan, Lombardy, Italy; or from Verona, Veneto, Italy  
Geological description: Most probably a resedimented nodular limestone with extensive solution seams and stylolites.  
Comments: This locality has not been confirmed. No place called Sestino has been found in the province of Milan. It may be from the area north of Verona.  
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Corsi's classification: Class 1. Marbles; Section 5. Breccias; ii. Italian Breccias  
Corsi's text: 126.77 Marrone di Sestino nel Milanese  

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