Corsi Collection of Decorative Stones

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Corsi 638, approx. 145 x 73 x 40 mm, © Oxford University Museum of Natural History

OUMNH Number: 638  
Name and quarry location: Pietra del Vesuvio, from Mt. Vesuvius, Naples, Campania, Italy  
Geological description: Altered volcaniclastic sediment. Angular clasts/tephra have various textures and some have black oxide-rich margins. Minor disseminated carbonate is present.  
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Corsi's classification: Class 8. Volcanic stones; i. Stones from Vesuvius  
Corsi's text: 155.18 Pietre del Vesuvio  

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