Corsi Collection of Decorative Stones

view of stone 553

Corsi 553, approx. 145 x 73 x 40 mm, © Oxford University Museum of Natural History

OUMNH Number: 553  
Name and quarry location: Pietra rota degli Appennini, from the Apennines, Italy  
Geological description: Quartzite with limonitic cement.  
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Corsi's classification: Class 4. Sandstones  
Corsi's text: 137.1 Pietra rota degli Appennini  

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