Corsi Collection of Decorative Stones

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Corsi 698, approx. 145 x 73 x 40 mm, © Oxford University Museum of Natural History

OUMNH Number: 698  
Name and quarry location: Pudingo delle Alpi, from the Alps  
Geological description: Well-sorted quartz conglomerate with subsidiary lithic clasts.  
Comments: No. 686 'breccia delle Alpi', is a larger clast variety of this stone.  
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Corsi's classification: Class 10. Pudding-stones; ii. Italian pudding-stones  
Corsi's text: 166.16 Pudingo delle Alpi  

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