Corsi 620, approx. 145 x 73 x 40 mm, © Oxford University Museum of Natural History
| OUMNH Number: | 620 |
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| Name and quarry location: | Serpentina di Genova, from Genoa, Liguria, Italy |
| Geological description: | Silicified serpentinite. Rounded fragments of serpentinite with abundant euhedral to granular oxide inclusions in minor quartz matrix. The edges of the fragments have blue-green reaction rims. |
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| References: | Borghini (1997) 210-211; Jervis (1862) 26-28; Jervis (1889) 253-254; Price (2007) 184; Watson (1916) 426-428 |
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| Corsi's classification: | Class 7. Serpentines; ii. Common serpentines |
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| Corsi's text: | 152.45 Serpentina di Genoa |