Corsi 70, approx. 145 x 73 x 40 mm, © Oxford University Museum of Natural History
| OUMNH Number: | 70 |
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| Name and quarry location: | Marmo rosso di Lugo, rosso Verona, from Lugo di Grezzana, in the Val Pantena, Verona, Veneto, Italy |
| Geological description: | A burrowed bioclast and peloid-rich micritic limestone, probably from the Jurassic Rosso Ammonitico Formation. |
| Comments: | The painted number on the back of the specimen indicates a Verona/Vicenza provenance for this pinkish-red limestone (see Verona.pdf for more information). Marble-working was an important industry for the residents of Lugo di Grezzana, in the Val Pantena. |
| References: | CPMRV (n.d.); Jervis (1889) 133-145; Pieri (1954) 44; Price (2007) 115; Watson (1916) 202-203 |
| Further information: |
Verona.pdf |
| Corsi's classification: | Class 1. Marbles; Section 1. Monochrome marbles; Species 5. Red marbles |
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| Corsi's text: | 39.10 Rosso di Lugo |