Corsi Collection of Decorative Stones

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view of stone 595

Corsi 595, approx. 145 x 73 x 40 mm, © Oxford University Museum of Natural History

side view of stone 595

side view of stone 595, approx. 145 x 73 x 40 mm, © Oxford University Museum of Natural History

OUMNH Number: 595  
Name and quarry location: Serpentina di Chiavari, from Chiavari, Genoa, Liguria, Italy  
Geological description: Altered peridotite. The green is mainly fine actinolite; whitish areas are scattered with tiny opaque flakes perhaps of chromite. The dark coloured oxide, probably magnetite, has with brown and green-black reaction rims.  
Comments: Locality is probably correct. Jervis (1881) refers to magnetite in the serpentine from Chiavari.  
References: Jervis (1881) 511  
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Corsi's classification: Class 7. Serpentines; ii. Common serpentines  
Corsi's text: 149.20 Serpentina di Chiavari  

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