| OUMNH Number: |
509
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| Name and quarry location: |
'Argilla di Terni', from Terni, Umbria, Italy; or may be Tivoli, Roma, Lazio, Italy
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| Geological description: |
Burrowed micrite/microsparite limestone with abundant calcispheres and conspicuous dissolution fabrics (dark seams).
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| Comments: |
Perhaps from Terni, Umbria, Italy, where Jervis (1889) says both yellowish-white limestone and travertine have been quarried . However the specimen has 'M.Ven.' [marmo venato] written in ink on the reverse. The other two specimens marked this way are nos. 504 and 505 from Tivoli, Lazio, Italy. It may be coincidence or a cause of the confusion that both Tivoli and Terni are better known for their travertine deposits.
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| References: |
Jervis (1889) 345-346
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