Corsi 747, approx. 145 x 73 x 40 mm, © Oxford University Museum of Natural History
| OUMNH Number: | 747 |
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| Name and quarry location: | Sicilian jasper, from Sicily, Italy |
| Geological description: | Brecciated yellow jasper, heavily fractured, with chalcedony/agate-filled fractures and cement. Orange red 'veins' are artificial filler in open fractures. |
| Comments: | Provenance not certain, but is very likely to be Sicily, Italy. |
| References: | Corsi (1845) 225-226; Jervis (1881) 193-318; Jervis (1889) 449-482; Montana & Briuccia (1998); Price (2007) 246-247; Schmidt (2002) |
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| Corsi's classification: | Class 14. Quartz and its varieties; Species 6. Jasper; i. Antique jaspers |
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| Corsi's text: | 186.5 Diaspro. Jaspis. Diaspro antico |