Corsi Collection of Decorative Stones

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Corsi 662, approx. 145 x 73 x 40 mm, © Oxford University Museum of Natural History

OUMNH Number: 662  
Name and quarry location: Pietra dell'Etna, from Mt. Etna, Catania, Sicily, Italy  
Geological description: Mixed rock, possibly from a junction of intermediate and basic magmas. Patches of paler grey microporphyritic rock consisting of feldspars and sub-aligned euhedral pyroxene crystals. These have diffusion rims (containing carbonate) at contacts with the dark streaky-textured coarser rock, which contains larger crystals of feldspar and pyroxene.  
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Corsi's classification: Class 8. Volcanic stones; ii. Stones from Etna  
Corsi's text: 157.18 Pietra dell'Etna  

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