Corsi Collection of Decorative Stones

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Corsi 747, approx. 145 x 73 x 40 mm, © Oxford University Museum of Natural History

OUMNH Number: 747  
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  
Corsi's text: 186.5 Diaspro. Jaspis. Diaspro antico  

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