Corsi 51, approx. 145 x 73 x 40 mm, © Oxford University Museum of Natural History
| OUMNH Number: | 51 |
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| Name and quarry location: | Marmo carnagione, ‘rosetta di Bergamo’; the province of Bergamo, Italy, is not confirmed as the locality. |
| Geological description: | Medium-grained white calcite marble. A metamorphosed sparite limestone preserving evidence of burrowing. It is almost white; the pink tint comes from discoloured grain-filler. |
| Comments: | Jervis (1889) refers to a number of localities in the province of Bergamo where pink/red limestones are quarried, but this appears to be metamorphosed, and so Corsi's locality is not confirmed. |
| References: | Jervis (1889) 114-126 |
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| Corsi's classification: | Class 1. Marbles; Section 1. Monochrome marbles; Species 4. Flesh-coloured marbles |
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| Corsi's text: | 33.1 Rosetta di Bergamo |