Corsi Collection of Decorative Stones

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Corsi 569, approx. 145 x 73 x 40 mm, © Oxford University Museum of Natural History

OUMNH Number: 569  
Name and quarry location: Serpentina verde di Varallo, from Varallo, Novara, Piedmont, Italy  
Geological description: Brecciated serpentinite-marble with light to dark green fragmented serpentinite clasts in fine-grained marble and vein calcite matrix. Serpentinite has local concentrations of fine-grained oxide mineral.  
Comments: Corsi’s provenance, Varallo, Piedmont, Italy, is almost certainly correct.  
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Corsi's classification: Class 7. Serpentines; i. Noble serpentines  
Corsi's text: 145.5 Verde di Varallo nel Piemonte  

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