Corsi Collection of Decorative Stones

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view of stone 526

Corsi 526, approx. 145 x 73 x 40 mm, © Oxford University Museum of Natural History

side view of stone 526

side view of stone 526, approx. 145 x 73 x 40 mm, © Oxford University Museum of Natural History

OUMNH Number: 526  
Name and quarry location: Breccia di Modena, from Modena, Emilia-Romagna, Italy  
Geological description: Micrite/microsparite limestone with abundant bioclasts, extensively bioturbated, fractured and stylolitised. Dendritic iron and manganese oxides are developed along stylolites.  
Comments: Modena, in Emilia-Romagna, Italy, is not confirmed; there are a number of argillaceous limestones from the Modena area recorded in Jervis (1889).  
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Corsi's classification: Class 1. Marbles; Section 6. Argillaceous stones; ii. Dendritic clays  
Corsi's text: 130.10 Altra [Breccia di Modena]  

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